After three defeats in as many days, the Stade Français Français has unlocked its "victory" counter, winning Saturday against Castres Olympique (34-10), on the occasion of the 4th day of the Top 14. The Parisians, who evolved to fourteen from the 3rd minute after the expulsion of his pillar Paul Alo-Émile (for a dangerous charge), managed to register three tries.
They come out of the looming crisis and save the head of their manager Gonzalo Quesada.
At the same time, La Rochelle - which had also lost its first three matches - won widely over Marcel-Deflandre against the promoted Biarritz (59-17), who concedes a second defeat outside his bases.
The Maritimes have scored nine tries, including a hat-trick from former All Blacks scrum-half Kerr-Barlow.
In addition, Bordeaux-Bègles, jostled at the start of the match by CA Brive, ended up winning at Chaban-Delmas (29-10).
And the Paloise section won in extremis against Montpellier (23-22) at the Hameau, despite a trial in stoppage time from the Héraultais.
