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Racing 92 still just as comfortable in Clermont, the dismissal of Montpellier coach Xavier Garbajosa replaced by Philippe Saint-André, the success of fourteen from Castres to Lyon ... Main lessons from the 13th day of Top 14, which took place on Saturday and Sunday.

NUMBERS

278: Montpellier has not registered any more tests for 278 minutes, or three and a half matches.

The right pillar Mohamed Houas is the last Hérault to have flattened, November 28 which did not prevent the defeat of his family against Bordeaux-Bègles (23-22).

76: the number of minutes during which Castres played outnumbered in Lyon after the early red card inflicted on Yann David for a high tackle.

The Castres managed the feat of winning over the wire (15-14).

30: the difference in points during the duels Stade français - Brive (51-21) and Agen - La Rochelle (13-43), the widest of this day.

4: the number of matches without defeat of Racing 92 on the lawn of Clermont.

The Parisians, who won 24 to 22 under the snow in Auvergne have not lost at the Stade Marcel-Michelin since 2017. In four matches, the European Cup included, they have obtained a draw and three wins.

MEN

Matthieu Jalibert.

A dazzling try, an involvement in the construction of the other two trials of his own and a 6/8 in front of the poles.

The opener of the UBB accumulated 21 points on Saturday against Toulon (31-18), his record this season.

He also won his duel from a distance with the opening half of RCT Louis Carbonel, his competitor for a starting place in the French team during the Tournament (February 6 - March 20), in the absence of Romain Ntamack.

Operated for a double fracture of the jaw, the Toulousain is likely to miss a good part of the competition.

Pierre Bourgarit.

The international hooker (3 caps) of La Rochelle achieved a hat-trick against Agen.

To find traces of a similar performance in the Top 14 for a hooker, we have to go back to January 9, 2011 and the feat of Biarrot Benoît August, already against Agen.

Philippe Saint-André.

The former coach of the France team (2011-2015) takes control of Montpellier with the mission of straightening out a hard-pressed team, penultimate in the standings.

The defeat suffered against Stade Toulouse (16-9), the seventh this season, caused the dismissal of Garbajosa.

THE DECLARATIONS

"We are not allowed to make mistakes. We are in a complicated situation, we will have to give everything to the end. We are no longer talking about ambition, but about survival."

From Montpellier captain Arthur Vincent.

"We're the leader at the end of the first leg, but we don't care to be first in January if it's to be out of the six at the end of the season."

From N.8 from La Rochelle and from the XV of France Gregory Alldritt, author of a double on Saturday in Agen.

"I must have missed a lot of things in the week. We will question ourselves, me first. We have to accept."

From Lyon manager Pierre Mignoni after the defeat against Castres.

"If I had been told that we would finish fourth in the first leg with a victory with fifty points and the offensive bonus, I would have signed straight away ..." From coach Gonzalo Quesada, who returned to Stade français l last summer to straighten out a dying team, which had finished last in the 2019-2020 season stopped in March due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

"Honestly, it's pissing, it's starting to break your balls ... We can't hold the game. Over 80 minutes, we are not dense enough against the big teams. We must stop hiding behind anything. "

From the Clermont opener Camille Lopez, at the microphone of Canal Plus, after the defeat against Racing 92.

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