Paris (AFP)
Bordeaux-Bègles tentatively rallied in Lyon in top of the Top 14 on Saturday thanks to his easy success against Agen (23-0) and Castres miraculously managed against Brive (28-26), pending the shock Toulouse-Clermont in evening.
Another championship starts on the 9th day, with the return of the globalists but the habits remain the same for the UBB (2nd, 30 pts) which easily prevailed against Agen (11th, 16 pts).
The men of Christophe Urios recollent LOU (1st, 30 pts), who can however take the wide Sunday at home against La Rochelle (8th, 18 pts).
On the other hand Bayonne, surprising 3rd before this day, got bogged down against Pau at home (9-6) and leaves his place on the podium to his opponent of the evening. In the rain, facing the wind and the mud, Rowing (4th, 21 pts) left the four points to the Section (also 21 pts), in a tense match without trial.
The promoted Brive, impregnable at home with prestigious victories (Clermont, Toulon, Toulouse, Bordeaux), has won his first success away from home. But Castres (9th, 18 pts), who led largely at half-time before being led on the end (25-26), finally scored the saving penalty after the gong (28-26) to avoid a crisis.
At the opening of the day at the Stade Mayol, Toulon and Montpellier finally neutralized for the debut with the MHR of the now ex-captain of the XV of France Guilhem Guirado on the lands of his former club.
Montpellier (7th, 19 pts) almost won after the siren, and at the same time pass Toulon (6th, 20 pts) in the standings - but the referee overturned the penalty that held out their hand, the fault to a bad gesture of Louis Picamoles, another international neo-retired returning from Japan.
Sunday at the end of the day, the Stade Français receives the Racing 92 in a Parisian derby of all dangers between the last and the penultimate.
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