With four days to go before the end of the regular season, the qualifying race has never been so indecisive. Admittedly, Mont-de-Marsan is guaranteed to finish in the top two, but the second semi-finalist spot on home soil has still not been secured either by Bayonne nor by Oyonnax, who stand two lengths apart. A notch lower, the fight for the last three play-off places is also played out between six teams, including Montauban.
In this context, victory is imperative for Bayonne, in order to maintain the two units gap with Oyonnax which for the moment ensures him to finish second. But at the same time, it will be necessary to beat Montauban in its Sapiac basin, where USM has lost only once this season. Challenges at all levels tonight for the 27th day of Pro D2for a meeting where each of the two teams has the opportunity to get closer to its final objective… or to move away from it.
Meeting to live live and in full on France Bleu Pays Basque from 8 p.m.