Montpellier crunched Racing 92 (22-13) and joined UBB as a team qualified for the final phase, on the evening of the 25th and penultimate day of the Top 14.
According to the result of Castres (4th, 67 pts) on Sunday, Girondins (2nd, 72 pts) and Héraultais (3rd, 71 pts) can clinch a place in the semi-finals if successful on the last day, in Perpignan and Clermont respectively.
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There are now four tickets left to take and eight more teams in the race. Starting with Toulouse, double title holder but only 8th (62 pts) before going to Brive in the evening.
The Rouge et Noir, freshly eliminated in the semi-finals of the European Cup by the Irish from Leinster (40-17), no longer have the right to make mistakes.
Especially since, around them, their competitors have shown their muscles. La Rochelle and Toulon have thus returned to the top six thanks to their convincing success in front of Stade Français (32-13) and Pau (37-20).
A week before the final of the European Cup in Marseille, the Maritimes (3rd, 67 pts) are reassured a little after a complicated start to the season.
For their part, the Varois confirm their good form at the moment in front of Pau (37-20): the RCT has not lost in the league since March 12. Six successes in a row later, here is the club of the Rade (6th, 64 pts) in the nails for the qualif ‘thanks to the power of its forwards and a good return of the child of the country Louis Carbonel, who will join Montpellier the next season.
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It is, on the other hand, the soup with the grimace for Racing 92. Also beaten in the semi-finals of the Champions Cup, the Ile-de-France club concedes its second consecutive loss there. And this time, he hurts the men of Laurent Travers (5th, 66 pts), who will absolutely have to beat Toulon at the Arena on the 26th and last day. An XXL duel where the slightest misstep will be fatal.
Because the MHR, all in control, resumed its march forward to validate its ticket in the second week. Just like the UBB which rolled over the Lou (42-10) thanks to a second period led drum beating.
Finally, in the other meetings of the day, Clermont, carried by a double from Damian Penaud, pressed Biarrtz (20-8), already promised to Pro D2.
Sunday, Castres, undefeated at home since December 2020, will have the opportunity to continue to play spoilsport with the reception of Perpignan.
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