Seeing Stade Toulousain and Union Bordeaux Bègles lose at home during this 22nd day of Top 14 was certainly not one of the results we could have expected. But against Clermont and Montpellier, the last two finalists of the championship thwarted. The Auvergnats won (24-27) at the Stadium and the Héraultais (21-23) at Chaban-Delmas.
La Rochelle and Racing 92 win among poorly ranked teams
By beating USAP (29-31) and Montauban (10-59), Stade Rochelais (9th) and the Racingmen (7th) placed themselves for places in the final stages. Stade Français defeated Pau (34-32) to come back to within two points of its opponent, runner-up to Stade Toulousain, while Lyon dominated Castres (26-21) to return to a tie with its opponent of the day, 10th. Toulon outclassed Bayonne (52-26) and ideally prepared for its Champions Cup semi-final against Leinster. The Var are 5 points behind UBB, 6th. Rowing is 12th, 15 points behind 6th.
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