Round 22 of the 2022/2023 Top 14 was a day of confirmations.
Confirmation of the bosses:
The first is that Toulouse and La Rochelle are indeed the two bosses of the 2022/2023 version of the Top 14, with Les Maritimes beating Bayonne 26-6 and Toulouse, without a number of key players at the start, holding off Lyon in a spectacular match.
Confirmation of probable relegation
The second certainty at the end of the weekend was that the CA Brive would need a miracle to stay in the Top 14. Despite a courageous performance, the Corréziens lost at home to the Stade Français (22-27). The Coujoux are now 14 points adrift of 12th place. An abyss.
Confirmation that Montpellier will not keep their title
In a remake of the 2022 final, the Castres Olympique came from behind to defeat Montpellier. It was a defeat in the shape of a definitive stoppage for the MHR. And it provoked the anger of Philippe Saint-André, Montpellier's director of rugby: "We're ashamed of our fans, our president, our partners and the people who follow us. We were ready to play ping-pong and not rugby.
Confirmation for Racing
Racing won in the last second at home to Union Bordeaux-Bègles. It was a 31-28 win that has put the team from the Paris region back in the running for the finals. In the standings, the Racingmen are back in 6th place, just ahead of... Bordeaux.
All the results on the National Rugby League website
