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Toulon believes in it, Clermont disappointed

Fourth victory at home (32-22), fifth success in seven games: the rise of Toulon, red lantern of the championship in mid-February, is underway.

The Var club (9th, 46 pts) wants to believe it even if its schedule looks very complicated: trips to Lyon, Bordeaux-Bègles and Racing 92, and receptions from Toulouse and Pau, just that!

Clermont (8th, 48 pts), for its part, saw its series of three consecutive victories stopped at Mayol, while a derby against Brive awaits it on the next day.

An express remobilization is therefore necessary on the side of Damian Penaud's teammates.

The joy of the Toulonnais after a try scored at home against Clermont, at the start of the 21st day of the Top 14, on March 26, 2022 at the Stade Mayol CLEMENT MAHOUDEAU AFP

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Montpellier with forceps

Hard hard for the championship leader to win (37-22) against the Biarritz red lantern!

Led until the 53rd minute, the MHR (64 pts) struggled and had to pull out all the stops to finally win, thanks in particular to a double from their new captain Paul Willemse, one of their "Slamards" , and an efficient bench (Mercer, Guirado).

Nothing to celebrate for the men of Philippe Saint-André who, with only six points ahead of their runner-up, the UBB, traveling to the Stade Français in the evening, will go to Aimé-Giral the next day to meet Usap, roadblocker (13th, 35 points).

Biarritz, meanwhile, with eleven points behind the Catalan club precisely, will play its survival in the Top 14 in Aguilera next weekend against Pau (10th, 45 pts).

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The joy of Montpellier flanker Kelian Galletier, congratulated by his teammates, after his scored try against Biarritz, during the 21st day of the Top 14, March 26, 2022 at the GGL Stadium Sylvain THOMAS AFP

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La Rochelle in the Top 3

Stade Rochelais, in 7th place before this 21st day, climbed into the Top 3 thanks to a victory over Racing 92 (19-0), in a dull match but crowned with a superb try from Berjon in the 78th: enough to reassure his manager Ronan O'Gara who had put pressure on his players after the large defeat in Toulon.

The Maritimes (54 pts) now have three matches in a row against Bordeaux-Bègles, in the league then in the round of 16 of the European Cup, which await them.

For the Ile-de-France club (7th, 51 points), in addition to the "fanny" which is a stain, it is a very bad operation before their three derbies against Stade Français.

The joy of Rochelais Thomas Berjon (1st plan), after scoring the only try for victory, 19-0 against Racing 92, during the 21st day of the Top 14, March 26, 2022 at the Stade Marcel-Deflandre XAVIER LEOTY AFP

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Brive surprises Castres

The Corréziens, who can no longer hope for much this season (12th, 42 points), scored a valuable bonus point for the maintenance race by surprising Castres (28-12), who now stagnates in 4th place, tied points (54) with La Rochelle.

It would not be a question for the Tarnais, who were content to make their strikers Benjamin Urdapilleta and Rory Kockott act, to repeat this kind of result if they want to stay in the Top 6, especially since they receive during of the next two days Toulouse, which will host Lyon on Sunday at the end of this day, and Clermont.

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