The tickets were distributed, at the end of the suspense.
Toulouse and La Rochelle are in the semi-finals.
Racing will host the Stade Français in the play-off and Bordeaux will host Clermont, next Friday and Saturday.
Bayonne will play a maintenance barrage in Biarritz next Saturday.
Story of a crazy evening.
# TOP14 - J26
It's the end of the regular season, and what a last day full of twists and turns!
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Toulouse Stadium and La Rochelle in the semi-finals
The first of the class preferred to study the question before launching. The Toulouse, European champions and leaders of the Top 14, delayed before registering their first points on a penalty from Thomas Ramos (12th). At the same time, the Rochelais, unfortunate finalists of the European Cup at Twickenham two weeks ago, score a try by winger Leyds (12th) and lead to the score in Clermont (7-6).
Racing 92, however, had done the right thing. With three tries after twenty minutes, he pockets the offensive bonus and opens the door to the semi-finals. At half-time, the case seems folded against Brive (26-5) who has nothing to lose or gain. The fate of the Sky and White, who prevail (55-12), is however neither in their hands nor at the end of their crampons. They have to count on the defeats of Toulouse and La Rochelle. At the break, the Ile-de-France residents are directly qualified for the semi-finals since the Rochelais are dominated by the Clermontois (15-10). The Toulouse Stadium, solid, consolidates its throne by leading to Bordeaux (13-7) but it loses its Roman opener Ntamack, injured in the left knee (55th). His victory (21-10) opens the semi-finals. He is finally accompanied by La Rochelle,who won a defensive bonus in Clermont (25-20).
Clermont and Stade Français qualify for the final phase
The Var were the first to draw. Louis Carbonel concludes a breakthrough from Baptiste Serin by diving into the Castres goal. The Toulonnais lead (7-0) on the ground of the Tarn and take the best possible start to ensure a place in the final phase. After fourteen minutes, Patrice Collazo's players are disillusioned by noting the injury of their third row Charles Ollivon, the captain of the XV of France. His left knee has turned on a tackle and he has to leave his partners. The Toulonnais who lead widely after 22 minutes (17-0) suffer the thunderous return of Castres. At half-time, the two teams are tied (17-17). The final sprint promises to be breathtaking as the Stade Français, it is only one try transformed from a victory in Bayonne (9-3). Clermont,by resisting on his ground at the Michelin stadium against La Rochelle (15-10) he holds his ticket for the dams.
Five minutes after returning from the locker room, a reversal of the situation.
Castres scores a try thanks to its Combezou center, passes Toulon (24-17) and accompanies the Auvergnats in dams.
The Tarn scored a fourth try three minutes later and showered the hopes of the Var.
In Bayonne, the Parisians are very close to taking the lead.
Their domination is rewarded with two penalties from Joris Segonds (9-9).
Here they are in turn in dams.
Especially since their opener adds three points seven minutes from the end and the Toulonnais took the water in Castres (46-24).
They join Racing, Bordeaux and Clermont in dams.
Pau flees, Bayonne in the maintenance dam
The Béarnais started strong. Less than three minutes of play and here they are already behind the goal line of Montpellier. The Hérault residents, who no longer play anything, have their heads elsewhere. The distant duel with Bayonne is well underway; The Basques, they inquire a penalty by Gaëtan Germain (6th) and take the lead against Stade Français. A short-lived advantage since Joris Segonds, the best director of the Top 14, puts the two teams back to equality two minutes later. On his lawn at the Hameau stadium, the Pau Section has already scored a second try by his winger Tumua Manu (11th).
At half-time, the Bayonnais save their place in the Top 14 by leading the score ahead of the Parisians (9-3). But Rowing especially benefits from the bankruptcy of striker Joris Segonds, missing three attempts at goal including one at twenty-two meters against the posts. Pau, for its part, struggles to win the offensive bonus against Montpellier (22-10, 3 tries to 1). The Béarnais ended up winning with the bonus (41-25) and held on. The Basques, they will play their maintenance barrage in Biarritz on Saturday.