This Saturday for the 15th day of Top 14, four matches were played. In Chaban-Delmas, Pau carried out an excellent operation by beating UBB (10-20). At the same time, Montpellier gave itself some fresh air by crushing Racing 92 at the Paris Défense Arena (20-44) with the offensive bonus while Toulouse, at the end of a completely crazy match, largely beat an Oyonnax team long in the match (61-34). In the last meeting, Stade Français retained its leadership position by gaining an improved success against Perpignan (32-19).
Montpellier gave itself some breathing room in the race to maintain its position by winning on the pitch of Racing 92 (44-20), Saturday, during the 15th day of the Top 14. The MHR, which occupied last place in the French championship since the 7th day in mid-November, climbs to 13th place, just ahead of Oyonnax, dominated at the same time by Toulouse (61-34).
The Héraultais scored five tries, by their wingers Ben Lam (3rd) and Gabriel Ngandebe (9th), the third row Nico Janse van Rensburg (40th), the scrum half Cobus Reinach (45th) and the pillar Christopher Tolofua (80th 3 ). This is their first away victory of the season.
For its part, Racing, which responded with winger Wame Naituvi (53rd) and pillar Eddy Ben Arous (69th), can no longer do it: after a strong start to the season, Stuart Lancaster’s men score the not with this setback, their third in a row after the defeats in front of Toulouse (27-20) and Perpignan (26-5).
At the end of a completely disjointed meeting punctuated by fourteen tries, including a quadruple from Graou, Stade Toulousain easily won at home with the offensive bonus against Oyonnax (61-34) on Saturday on the occasion of the 15th day of Top 14.
Despite the absence of numerous captains protected by the staff of the French team as part of the VI Nations Tournament but also of Antoine Dupont, on tour in North America with France 7, Toulouse recorded its third consecutive victory in so many duplicates.
Toulouse, who are now undefeated at home for twenty-five games and a final setback against Stade Français (28-29) on February 11, 2022, are taking advantage of this improved success to remain at the top of the championship alongside the Parisians.
Manhandled in the first period and trailing by nine points at the break, Stade Français then found momentum and a taste for success at home by winning on Saturday against Perpignan (32-19), during the 15th day of the Top 14.
After two successes gleaned in Bordeaux and Oyonnax, the Parisians won their first victory of the year 2024 at home, thanks to tries from prop Paul Alo-Emile, scrum half Rory Kockott and a double from third row Mathieu Hirigoyen . Thanks to this improved success, the Pink Soldiers remain leader of the Top 14 with 46 points, tied with Stade Toulouse.
Realistic and very disciplined in the first period, the Catalans were less sharp offensively and more difficult to defend their line after returning from the locker room.
With this defeat, Usap falls to 12th place in the ranking and is only four points ahead of last place, after the victories of Lyon and Montpellier.
Decimated by international duplication and injuries, Bordeaux-Bègles fell on Saturday for the second time this season at home, victim of its lack of inspiration and the realism of Pau (20-10) which put an end to four defeats in a row .
Three weeks after the Stade Français, the Section paid in turn to Chaban after a first reference act in the defensive commitment and by being clinical with two tries born from bad inspirations from Matéo Garcia, which benefited Thibault Desspérès ( 7) and to Samuel Ezeala (3-20, 39).
The UBB, which had the good idea of winning in Toulon on the last day to stay level with the Parisian leader, offered a very unfinished score, with numerous errors of taste and a cruel lack of realism.
