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Gavin Stark, one of the men from Biarritz Olympique this afternoon (©Icon Sport)
In three of the four meetings, the madness seized the game to offer us a crazy end of multiplex. We tell you about these moments.
Relief: Montpellier was scared
Montpellier trembled in the face of brave Castres who gave them a hard time. The MHR can thank Serfontein, author of the victorious essay at the 79th. But Castres played very well today, uninhibited and sure of herself. Even if it can feed regrets with the bankruptcy of their striker Ben Botica, who missed three attempts, Castres gets a very good defensive bonus point.
In the standings, Montpellier remains on the podium with 30 points.
The beautiful perf ‘: Biarritz against all odds
“We knew it was going to be a dog game,” Steffon Armitage told Canal + at the end of the match. Indeed Mr Armitage, as for Bayonne last night, the Basque Country did not offer an optimal framework for the meeting. Despite these dire conditions, the emotions did not falter to the supporters.
Led 10-14 after a try from Veianu at 68th, the Biarrots got their guts out to go for the victory thanks to a huge carried ball which collapsed in the Parisian in-goal. Flattened by Bastien Soury, hero of the day, the BO scores its fourth victory at home. Stade Français takes the defensive bonus.
The bell perf ‘(2): Catalan madness tames Auvergne
Unlike their Basque colleagues, the Catalans and Auvergne have given themselves a pleasure to send the game under a magnificent Catalan sun. The first half is to the advantage of Clermontois (21-10) with a double from Tiberghien and a try from Vili, against a single try for the USAP registered by Taumoepeau.
And then, and then… the ASM took the Catalan fury in the second period. Led by their metronome Melvyn Jaminet, author of 14 points at the foot today, the Sang et Or went to snatch the victory at the last minute of the meeting thanks to Alan Bravo, the native of the country. Like the BO, the USAP was able to raise its level of play to win their fourth victory at Aimé-Giral.
The results of the multiplex:
- Montpellier – Castres: 25-24
- Biarritz – French stadium: 17-14
- La Rochelle – Pau: 36-8
- Perpignan – Clermont-Ferrand: 26-24
For the rest of this 11th day, Toulon welcomes Lyon (5 p.m.). In prime time, Stade Toulouse faces Brive at Stade Ernest-Wallon at 9 p.m. And at the end of this day this Sunday, a huge duel between Racing 92 and UBB (9 p.m.).
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