At the end of the 4th day of the Top 14, this Sunday, Clermont brought down La Rochelle, which finds itself in third place in the championship. Toulouse takes the lead in the standings, and Montpellier is second after crushing Pau.
Montpellier crushes Pau (43-17)
Solid in the first period, then impressive in the second, the MHR lived up to their status: six tries, an offensive bonus point, a demonstration in front of Pau and a temporary first place in the standings. If it was stolen a few hours later by Toulouse, the men of Philippe Saint-André can have a smile.
The reigning French champion relied on his physical and collective superiority to tame the Section, yet Toulouse fell a week ago. The Héraultais, who remain on three consecutive successes, will precisely go to rub shoulders with Toulouse in a week.
Perpi’ blows out his candles (19-13)
For its 120th anniversary, Usap has put the dishes in the big ones. Despite the torrential rain, the Catalan club tamed Toulon, thus winning their first success of the season. “We had a lot of pressure. It was urgent to react. We had to win at all costs. The way, we didn’t care a bit. What’s important was the four points”admitted the third line Alan Brazo after a tough match against the uninspired Var.
UBB wakes up too late in Bayonne (20-15)
Nothing is going well in Bordeaux. Its success against Castres, last week, is already forgotten: this time, the UBB stumbled against the Bayonnais, its third loss in four days. For a self-proclaimed title contender, that looks bad.
After Racing 92, it is therefore another cador who comes to break his teeth on the promoted Basque. Rowing, with courage, was able to resist the return of Matthieu Jalibert’s teammates (10 points, including a try) at the end of the game. Urios’ men could only bring back a defensive bonus.
Le Lou bites Paris (33-27)
Carried by its star, Georgian Davit Niniashvili, author of two tries, and on his striker Fletcher Smith (18 points, including a try), Lyon put an end to two losses in a row by dominating the French Stadium on Saturday. Shaken by eye-catching Parisians, the Lyonnais were too undisciplined but were able to hold on.
Castres undefeated at home (12-6)
Castres, who defeated Brive in difficulty, got scared, but the CO managed to extend their invincibility at home, which lasts since December 2020. “We reassured ourselves with this victory. Winning at home, remaining undefeated at home, is very important. Now we know that if we want to qualify in the six, we will have to get points away from home”reacted the Tarn pillar Wayan de Benedittis.
Toulouse takes power (37-10)
A week after stumbling in Pau, Stade Toulousain took revenge by venting their nerves on Racing 92: the Rouge et Noir scored four tries through Emmanuel Meafou (23rd), Matthis Lebel (32nd), Ange Capuozzo (65th) and Sofiane Guitoune (74th), while muzzling the Sky and White, limited to three small points in the second half.
Thanks to this success, Antoine Dupont’s teammates have moved to the top of the Top 14. Dominated by Bayonne, the Racingmen, worn out or even outclassed in Toulouse, are still looking for their first success away from the Arena.
Clermont inflicts its first defeat in La Rochelle
At the end of the day, Clermont beat the leader La Rochelle 22-13 on his lawn. Clermont led for most of the match with two tries from Arthur Iturria in the third minute and Irae Simone half an hour later. But La Rochelle came back thanks to Dillyn Leyds on foot and a try from Yoan Tanga on the hour mark. Jules Plisson then entered the scene to score three penalties in the last ten minutes, and allow his team to take the lead. wide.
In the standings, La Rochelle is third after losing the lead in the standings, and Clermont moves up to fourth place.