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UBB, four in a row

In trouble with his right thigh since mid-January, Jalibert was to return to competition this weekend, a week before the XV of France moved to Wales in the Six Nations Tournament.

After feeling a new pain in the warm-up, the opening half finally remained on the bench, his face closed in front of the laborious performance of his UBB teammates.

Beaten by Pau (23-16) with a try on the wire of another international opener, Antoine Hastoy, the Girondin leader missed the opportunity to regain his distance at the top of the championship after the defeat earlier in the day of his dolphin, Montpellier.

The joy of Pau opener Antoine Hastoy, after his scored try against Bordeaux-Bègles, during the 20th day of the Top 14, March 5, 2022 at the Stade Chaban-Delmas Thibaud MORITZ AFP

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End of series at the MHR...

The MHR, which had not lost in the league for ten matches, fell to Castres (25-9), which has not lost at home in the Top 14 since December 2020.

"It's the end of the series, we have to refocus and start another," put the Montpellier coach, who had rotated his workforce, into perspective.

Montpellier coach Jean-Baptiste Ellissalde, before the match of the 20th day of the Top 14 against Castres, March 5, 2022 at the Stade Pierre-Fabre Fred SCHEIBER AFP

The CO, winner with offensive bonus after having evolved in numerical inferiority throughout the second half, is very close to the podium.

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...and Racing 92

Another end of the series of the weekend: that of Racing 92, which remained on eight consecutive victories in all competitions.

Racing 92 hooker Teddy Baubigny is tackled by two Perpignan players, during the 20th day of the Top 14, on March 5, 2022 at the Stade Aimé-Giral RAYMOND ROIG AFP

The fault in Perpignan (34-13), overexcited in front of his public of Aimé-Giral after having drunk the cup last week against Clermont (52-12).

A good operation for the Catalans in the race to maintain.

A bad one with a view to the final stages for the Hauts-de-Seine club, which sees La Rochelle come back on its tail.

The Maritimes unsurprisingly made short work of a revamped Brive team, swept 41-15 with two tries each for Dillyn Leyds, Dany Priso and Levani Botia.

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Toulon sinks Biarritz

It was the game of fear between two teams fighting for maintenance and the RCT came out of it greatly reassured by its success outside with an offensive bonus (45-17).

The Pro D2, on the other hand, is getting dangerously close for the soundtrack.

Six days before the end of the regular season, the Basque red lantern is now ten lengths behind Perpignan.

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