Everything can still be played three days before the regular phase of the Top 14. As the 24th day of the championship is played on Saturday and Sunday, seven teams are at the top of the standings with only eleven points difference.
There will be a taste of the final on Saturday between Toulouse and La Rochelle, European Cup and Top 14 finalists last season. In a stadium announced to be sold out, they will offer supporters a very high level match, especially since neither of the two clubs is yet guaranteed to play in the finals.
Beaten on the wire (23-22) by his dolphin, the UBB, the leader Montpellier will try to get back to Lyonscurrently at the gates of the top 6.Union Bordeaux-Bègles will seek, for its part, to confirm this performance in its Chaban-Delmas stadium against the team in form at the moment, Toulonstill alive in the race for the top 6 after his victory against Toulouse (19-15).
For his part, the Racing 92 is wary, scalded by his messy first half against Biarritz and the five tries of Pau in the first leg despite his defeat (35-29). Ile-de-France residents approach their trip to Paul.
The other Ile-de-France club, the French stadium, currently 11th, has set itself the goal of spicing up the end of the season to grab 8th qualifying place for the European Cup. This will surely go through a feat at the Michelin stadium, where Clermont will show one of its last cards for the qualification in the final phase.
The relegation of Olympic Biarritz seems sealed for a long time already. It could be formalized this weekend if the red lantern, 11 lengths behind the penultimate, Usap, does not win at home against Castres.
Perpignan still has a slim hope of avoiding 13th place, synonymous with a barrage of maintenance against the unfortunate Pro D2 finalist. He will inevitably have to win in his Aimé-Giral stadium against the 12th in the standings, Brivewho have not won away since January 2021.
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