Thunderclap to Ernest-Wallon! One week before the Champions Cup final against La Rochelle, Ugo Mola, the manager of Stade Toulousain, had decided to leave his executives at rest against Bayonne. And the sanction was immediate: the Reds and Blacks bowed to Aviron Bayonnais (28-32), which is struggling to avoid the place of jump-off for the descent. The Basques, who won for the first time in Toulouse since 2006, made a good operation in the standings, since they exceeded the Section Paloise (beaten Friday by Racing), which is now 13th in the elite. At the same time, Stade Rochelais, with its best elements, did not do in detail against Agen, the red lantern, corrected to Marcel-Deflandre (59-0). The Maritimes scored nine tries against an adrift AUS,who still has not won a match this season in the Top 14.
Another European finalist, but in the Challenge Cup, Montpellier had sent its young shoots to Paris to face the Stade Français.
The players of the capital - who ended up bending this experimental MHR (32-10) by pocketing the offensive bonus, signing a fourth success in a row - can legitimately believe in the qualification for the finals, since they are sixth .
Finally, Lyon, after its heavy defeat against Castres, relaunched by dominating Brive (24-7), but without pocketing the offensive bonus.
A point that could cost at the end of the regular season ...
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