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WRap 3.15-3.17: Gallagher, Guinness and T14
3 try
Montpellier kept its playoff fire burning with victory over Toulon at the Felix
Mayol, 21-18; Boudjellal’s Bunch were in front, 18-14, when a grounding by 13,
Yvan Reilhac, and its conversion by 10, Ben Paillaugue, made for the result; Toulon
fair certain to be vacationing during extra time this season;
5 crucial
points in a best-of-times/worst-of-times scenario in the hills: for Racing 92, slap-happy on the trot at Stade des Alpes, 34-16, and hosts, a disgruntled Grenoble, are looking at the stark reality of the Pit at D-Deux next
season; 92 are in the last playoff slot now, as…
3 losses
in a row now for La Rochelle, who dropped out of extra time frame with their
plummet continuing at Agen; it was 16-nil at break for homeboys and it never
really got better for the port side who didn’t count until ’74 and 19-7 the result for Agen victory;
21 for steamrolling
Castres 10, Ben Urdapilleta, on a triple of 3 conversions, 1 penalty and 2 trys
in the home, 36-17, 5-pointer past Perpignan, who are as good as on the chop and
D-Deux bound;
16 for Bordeaux
10, 20 years old Matthieu Jalibert, on 2-and-4 from the floor and Bègles moved into the 4th playoff slot, which would
mean a home fixture in le barrage
weekend, with the win, 26-12, over Stade Français;
4 penalties
struck after the hour mark, with scores at 15-14 for home side, meant the
favorable outcome for Clermont at the Michelin, 27-14, over a rowdy Stade Français;
7 try
Toulouse flexed mighty muscles at
the Wallon and 53-17 the result as the league leaders worked their pattern for
a 46-7, midpoint margin, before closing out for victory over Lyon;
Top 3-of-14 Fortunes
#1
Toulouse are on the road for 4 of the last 7
rounds. Flashpoints on the schedule would be: versus Clermont on April 13 and
at Castres April 27. If this were a horse race Toulousain are in front by a
length and a half, and near four in front of the pack.
#2
Clermont, too, are 3-4, home-away for the last
7 and their critical masses are the aforementioned April 13 at Ernest Wallon
and prior to that they’ll be hosting Racing 92, a club on the rise right now; Clermont are hard charging after the frontrunner, but they've mised a step or two in the last furlong.
#3
Castres, the current titleholder, will host 4 of their remaining 7 fixtures
and have a match at Bordeaux on April 13 which will signify, but they're on an abso collision course, hurtling
towards the previously flagged April 27 date at home in the Pierre-Fabre against Toulouse. Were we at the track, we'd be observing the XV horse broken out of the pack and surging right now;
Guinness
Pro14 and
Gallagher Premiership were on the bye
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