RC Vannes, winner of Aurillac with the bonus, took the lead in Pro D2 on Friday during the 19th day. The Bretons outclassed the Cantaliens 40-6 and took first place in the ranking thanks to the bonus point obtained at home.
With 60 points on the clock, Vannes has one more unit than its new runner-up, Béziers, who won 37-34 on the Montauban pitch after a crazy match. The two teams benefit from the defeat conceded by the former leader Provence Rugby in Agen (31-7), Thursday at the start of this day.
Mont-de-Marsan unfolds, Biarritz narrowly escapes
After two setbacks, Mont-de-Marsan returned to success, at the expense of Grenoble (39-19) and moved a little further into the play-off places, with 51 points, one point behind Nevers. The Yellow and Black won in Brive 16-13 in a duel between ambitious players and are now fourth.
In the match of fear between the 14th and 15th, Biarritz lost to the wire at Soyaux-Angoulême (29-24) and saw the first non-relegation place occupied by the Charentais move away, now at four lengths.
