Top 14 talking points: Street smart La Rochelle crash Castres’ big birthday party
Ronan O’Gara’s La Rochelle snap a 56-day winless streak, Toulouse hit the big 100 for the season, and Toulon step-up for recuperating manager Pierre Mignoni
The race for the Top 14’s post-season play-off places remains as hot as ever, as a number of sides boost their chances of qualification.
La Rochelle rained on Castres’ planned 120th anniversary parade to bust a long losing streak; what looks on the scoreboard like a dull draw means so much more for Toulon; Pau once again proved they have no intention of making up play-off numbers, doing the double over Bordeaux; while Clermont, Stade Francais and Montpellier all marched up the table.
Here are the results from the 18th weekend of the season.
