The Top 14 is back: albiceleste tries and the expected return of a Puma on date 19
After two weeks of recess due to the definition of the Six Nations 2026he Top 14 returned to the ring with the dispute of the date 19which had several Argentines and Los Pumas players as great protagonists.
On Saturday, Clermont and Montpellier They kicked off with a meeting full of expectations, since it meant the return after two months of absence of Marcos Kremerwho recovered from his right hand injury and was with Bautista Delguy in the premises. While, during the visit, Sunday Miotti He was the starting flyhalf. In a disputed and very tight duel from start to finish, the visit achieved an agonizing victory by 20-17consolidating their positioning for the playoffs.
Then, from 12:35 There were four games simultaneously. Firstly, another match full of Albiceleste presence was the one between Montaubanwith Facundo Pomponio in the bank, and Bayonne with Mateo Carreras, Lucas Paulos, Rodrigo Bruni and Facundo Bosch (try under his belt) from the start. There, the team with the most Argentines had no problem beating the home team by a comfortable margin. 60-26. In turn, Racing 92 (try from Chilean Diego Escobar) was measured in Paris against the Castres from the Uruguayan Santiago Aratawhich also celebrated a conquest, with the hosts scoring 52-21.
At the same time, in Aimé-Giral, Perpignan with Benjamín Urdapilleta (starter), Ignacio Ruiz and Joaquín Oviedo (substitutes) fell at home before Lyon in a tight 32-28and Toulon, with Thomas Albornoz as a starting 10, he hosted the Stade Francais of Juan Martin Scelzo. The Parisian team stepped hard during their visit to reach a clear 46-27with a try included by the Argentine forward.
Meanwhile, in the last Saturday shift they played La Rochelle-Pau, with Julian Montoya and Facundo Isa being part of the initial visitor pack. Despite the albiceleste presence, the hosts were superior from start to finish to achieve a clear 20-6 in their favor before those who were escorts of the contest at the beginning of the day.
Finally, the week closed on Sunday when Bordeaux Beagles sought to stop Toulousethe leader of the contest, who had Efrain Elias inside the titular pack. After an entertaining and even first half, the hosts got to their task and managed to beat the absolute leader of the competition by 44-20.
Top 14 – Date 19
Saturday 3/21
Clermont 17-20 Montpellier
Montauban 26-60 Bayonne
Racing 92 52-21 Castres
Perpingnan 28-32 Lyon
Toulon 27-46 Stade Francais
La Rochelle 20-6 Pau
Sunday 3/22
Bordeaux 44-20 Toulouse
Positions
- Toulouse – 67 points
- Montpellier – 57 points
- Pau – 55 points
- Bordeaux – 55 points
- Stade Francais- 53 points
- Clermont – 51 points
- Racing 92 – 49 points
- La Rochelle- 45 points
- Toulon – 45 points
- Lyon – 39 points
- Castres – 42 points
- Bayonne – 40 points
- Perpignan – 18 points
- Montauban – 7 points
