The MHR was not far away: short defeat at the opening of the Top 14, this Saturday night. Reigning champion of France, Montpellier lost (26-22), in La Rochelle. Two tries in favor of the Maritimes, only one for the Cists, scored by the third row Clement Doumenc.
Too much indiscipline for the men of Philippe Saint-André, who took two yellow cards (Bastien Chalureau 52′, Mohamed Haouas 77′) and who conceded a penalty try two minutes from the siren, but who still got away with the defensive bonus.