With this victory, Racing overtakes its evening opponents, Castres 5th, in the standings in 4th place.
For its part, Clermont has largely imposed itself on its lawn against Perpignan (52-12).
The Auvergnats, authors of 7 tries, give themselves some air in the ranking, and are 9th in the ranking.
Perpignan remains in place of barrage, 13th.
Lyon, not really worried, signed a seventh victory in a row at home against Biarritz (34-15), confirming their 2nd place in the standings.
Biarritz remains red lantern and relegated to Pro D2.
Lyon hooker, Yanis Charcosset, scores a try against Biarritz, during the 19th day of the Top 14, on February 26, 2022 at the Matmut Stadium in Vénissieux OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE AFP
La Rochelle brought back a crucial victory for Pau (22-16) in the race for qualifying places for the final stages, in particular thanks to a try scored at the end of the match.
La Rochelle is 6th, Pau 10th.
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