By winning 33-23 in Montauban, Bayonne scored a double blow: on the one hand, Aviron made sure to keep second place in the general classification for at least one more week, and on the other hand it struck a great blow, in a competitor who had lost only once at home this season.
Bayonne struck a blow last night in Montauban. By winning 33-23 at Sapiac for the 27th day of Pro D2, Yannick Bru’s men have both shown that playing away is no longer a problem for them, and above all are guaranteed to keep their second place in the general classification, while they only have three matches left to play before the final stages. Since this 2021-2022 exercise decided that the Bayonne-Montauban would be completely crazy each time, the return match was no exception, with a perfect start to the match from Bayonne, then game facts leading to three red cards and two yellowswith a happy ending for the Bayonnais and Rémy Baget, who went there with his test.
The reactions of the Bayonnais
Even if Oyonnax wins tonight against Agen, the Bayonnais are guaranteed to stay second for another weekbefore receiving Vannes next Thursday at 8:45 p.m.