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Castres shower Toulouse

Despite its internationals, Stade Toulousain lost its match against Castres Olympique, winner in its lair of Pierre-Fabre, undefeated at home for the 19th consecutive time and now third in the standings.

The Rouge et Noir, whose Chelemards were not all up to the task in the Tarn, now have "no more room for error", as their scrum half Antoine Dupont warned, as a tunnel looms crucial meetings for the end of the season, between the European Cup and the championship.

The Toulousain Antoine Dupont makes a pass on the field of Castres, April 2, 2022 Valentine CHAPUIS AFP

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Toulon on a cloud

By signing five tries in Lyon, the RCT has given itself the right to dream of a qualifying place in the final stages.

Thanks to this third victory in a row, when in mid-February they were in last place in the standings, the Varois, ninth, are now three points from the top 6: sacred character!

Humiliated, the Lyonnais for their part suffered a third defeat in a row.

"How to get up from that, how to react?" Asked the manager of LOU, Pierre Mignoni, after the meeting.

Indeed...

Toulonnais Julien Heriteau (d) scores a try on the field of Lyon, April 2, 2022 at the Gerland stadium OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE AFP

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Clermont, master of the Auvergne derby

By passing 41 points to its Brive neighbour, ASM was able to react after its defeat in Toulon last weekend, to temporarily take seventh place (53 points), thanks in particular to a double from its center George Moala and the coup of his metronome Morgan Parra.

What to see coming with a little more serenity the round of 16 first leg of the European Cup, next Sunday against Leicester.

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Montpellier got scared

The MHR, still leading the championship with 68 points after their victory in the last minutes over Perpignan (23-13), almost lost their crown at Aimé-Giral, during a choppy and rough match during which the 'Usap showed more than courage.

And it will take the Catalans who, penultimate, are heading straight for a play-off against the unfortunate finalist of Pro D2.

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Paul continues his momentum

The Pau Section (10th, 49 pts), by going to win in Aguilera at its Basque neighbor Biarritz Olympique (42-19), certainly chained a third victory in a row, but especially lost in the very last minutes of the meets the point of the offensive bonus which would have been precious, while the men of Sébastien Piqueronies will have to fight inch by inch during the next days with Clermont (7th, 53 pts) and Toulon (9th, 51 pts) in order to hope to win a place in the Top 6. The BO (14th, 24 pts), meanwhile, is almost guaranteed to spend next season in Pro D2, enough to be "ashamed" according to its president Jean-Baptiste Aldigé.

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