At the end of this 5th day of the Top 14, Toulouse surprised Montpellier, the defending champion, and beat them on home soil 19 to 17. The Toulousain stadium took the lead in the championship, and Montpellier fell to third place. La Rochelle is second.
UBB reassures itself against Stade Français (15-10)
The drizzle that fell all day on the Bordeaux region did not favor large flights. The UBB therefore relied on the precise foot of its international opener Matthieu Jalibert (5 out of 5) to bend the French Stadium. With this second success of the season, the Girondins, penultimate in the standings before the match, give each other a little airalthough we will still have to wait for the way.
Consolation for the Parisians, superior in melee: the defensive bonus point snatched thanks to a try in the 85th minute. The only one of the meeting.
Clermont dominates Lyon (43-20)
After having already offered the scalp of the European champions from La Rochelle last week (22-13), the Auvergne club took advantage of a second consecutive match in its Michelin lair to crush Lyon, the last winner of the European Challenge. A enhanced success which allows him to confirm his good position.
Symbol of the Clermont renaissance: the unstoppable Alivereti Raka, whose hat-trick puts him at the top of the league leading scorers, with six tries in five matches. What to return to the Blues for the autumn tests?
The defensive problems are confirmed on the other hand for the LOU, which was deprived of one of its main threats of the last weeks, the Georgian winger or rear Davit Niniashvili, ill.
Castres falls in Perpignan (14-10)
Like Clermont, Perpignan have made full use of their series of two matches at home. After Toulon, it was Castres who this time fell at the Aimé-Giral stadium. Despite a burst of pride at the end of the match, the vice-champions of France from Tarn fell back into their through in terms of indiscipline and are still chasing after a first away win this season.
Toulon without bonus in Pau (34-17)
Usap gives up its place of red lantern in Pau, largely beaten at home by Toulon, which however did not manage to win the offensive bonus point.
Nice operation from Brive against Bayonne (25-22)
In difficult weather conditions, Brive signed against Bayonne (25-22) a svaluable success in the race to maintain. But the Corrèze club, which paid tribute at half-time to its second row Mitch Lees, forced to end his career due to an injury, will blame himself for having left at the very end of the match the defensive bonus to the promoted Basque.
La Rochelle-Racing 92 (24 -19)
La Rochelle relied on its scrum and its power to win against the Racingmen. But she did not go very far from a beautiful disillusionment. The fault of a failed start to the game but also to very offensive Ile-de-France residents, who did not hesitate to upset their opponent in all sectors. As a result, Racing 92 logically led at the break (16-7). The awakening of Ronan O’Gara’s men took place on recovery but they took time to regain the advantage.
Montpellier-Toulouse (17-19)
At the end of this fifth day on Sunday evening, Stade Toulousain surprised Montpellier, defending champion, by beating them 17 to 19. Thanks to this victory, Toulouse, which had put some managers on rest, took first place in the standings alone and sends a strong signal to its competitors. International back Melvin Jaminet, author of fourteen points (100%), was the great architect of Toulouse’s success, scoring a penalty of more than fifty meters (60th), the one that gave victory to the Rouge et Noir.