Results, key moments and tables for all four pools after round 6 of Federale 1.

Pool 1 now has only one perfect record left. Tours, who had won their first five games, lost at home to Beauvais on Sunday (37-38), while Saint-Jean-en-Royans and Agde kept their 100% records.

Tours caught in the final quarter

The game of the round was in Tours. The hosts led thanks to a brace from Kerry Techer, his second try coming on 65 minutes, but Beauvais replied through Matthias Mendes (68′), Jonathan Lauvray-Prugnaud (73′) and Rachid Bina (75′). Five tries in all for the visitors, who climb to third, and a first defeat of the season for Tours, who keep a losing bonus point.

Saint-Jean-en-Royans now lead by four points. Their 64-9 win at PUC, with ten tries including an Antoine Grataloup hat-trick, makes it six wins from six, four of them away. The club had never strung together more than three straight wins in Federale 1 over the previous three seasons. Grataloup moves on to six tries, level at the top of the try-scoring chart with Paul Lebrault (Tours), Maxime Rourre (Anglet), Fano Soulage (Saint-Sulpice-sur-Leze) and Jules Razous (Blagnac). At the bottom, Annecy, beaten 17-21 by Courbevoie, are still looking for a first win.

Agde survive again

In pool 2, Agde held on against Palavas (34-32), who closed to two points with a late Vincent Coste brace (70′, 74′). Six wins from six: like Saint-Jean-en-Royans, Agde had not put together such a run in the past three seasons. Monaco remain closest after a 54-19 win over Leucate-Corbieres (eight tries, braces for Luca Cutayar and Lucas Viera). Gruissan won 64-14 at Bedarrides-Chateauneuf, who stay bottom.

Blagnac respond, three-way tie in pool 4

Beaten in Limoges last week, Blagnac responded against Saint-Sulpice-sur-Leze (36-23), with another brace from Jules Razous. They lead pool 3 ahead of Sarlat, who beat Limoges 16-7 and have five wins despite a negative points difference. Tulle, beaten 39-8 in Gaillac (Thomas Farret hat-trick), have lost all six. L’Isle-Jourdain and Castelnaudary each have a game in hand.

Pool 4 is the tightest: Anglet (24-20 against Pont-Long), Bagneres (31-9 at Oloron) and Gujan-Mestras (41-12 against Layrac) share top spot on 27 points. Anglet and Bagneres, who drew 22-22 in round 4, are still unbeaten. Lannemezan, beaten at home by Monflanquin (28-43), stay bottom.

Round 6 results

Pool 1: PUC – Saint-Jean-en-Royans 9-64, Tours – Beauvais 37-38, Nuits-Saint-Georges – Auxerre 41-35, Annecy – Courbevoie 17-21, Bievre – Saint-Geoirs – Montmelian 22-19, Saint-Malo – Issoire 22-17

Pool 2: Agde – Palavas 34-32, Chateaurenard – Mazamet 27-14, Bedarrides-Chateauneuf – Gruissan 14-64, Monaco – Leucate-Corbieres 54-19, XV du Coudon – Sor Agout 8-35, Berre – Ceret 21-17

Pool 3: Sarlat – Limoges 16-7, Blagnac – Saint-Sulpice-sur-Leze 36-23, Saint-Girons – Cahors 16-15, Gaillac – Tulle 39-8, Grenade – L’Isle-Jourdain 29-24, Castelnaudary – FCTT 32-34

Pool 4: Anglet – Pont-Long 24-20, Lourdes – Nafarroa 17-13, Oloron – Bagneres 9-31, Gujan-Mestras – Layrac 41-12, Lannemezan – Monflanquin 28-43, Barbezieux – Soustons 29-35

Tables after six rounds

Pool 1

# Team P W D L Diff Pts
1 Saint-Jean-en-Royans 6 6 0 0 +135 29
2 Tours 6 5 0 1 +81 25
3 Beauvais 6 4 0 2 +19 20
4 Nuits-Saint-Georges 6 4 0 2 +2 20
5 Issoire 6 3 0 3 +100 19
6 Montmelian 6 3 0 3 +49 19
7 Courbevoie 6 3 0 3 -35 16
8 Saint-Malo 6 3 0 3 -16 15
9 PUC 6 2 0 4 -141 10
10 Auxerre 6 1 1 4 -32 10
11 Bievre – Saint-Geoirs 6 1 1 4 -40 10
12 Annecy 6 0 0 6 -122 4

Pool 2

# Team P W D L Diff Pts
1 Agde 6 6 0 0 +51 27
2 Monaco 6 4 0 2 +107 22
3 Leucate-Corbieres 6 4 0 2 +11 20
4 Gruissan 6 3 1 2 +57 18
5 Mazamet 6 3 1 2 +36 17
6 Sor Agout 6 3 0 3 +18 17
7 Chateaurenard 6 3 0 3 -31 14
8 Ceret 6 2 0 4 -26 14
9 Berre 6 2 0 4 +15 13
10 Palavas 6 2 0 4 -22 12
11 XV du Coudon 6 2 0 4 -54 11
12 Bedarrides-Chateauneuf 6 1 0 5 -162 4

Pool 3

# Team P W D L Diff Pts
1 Blagnac 6 5 0 1 +71 24
2 Sarlat 6 5 0 1 -4 23
3 Grenade 6 4 0 2 +26 20
4 Saint-Sulpice-sur-Leze 6 4 0 2 -1 19
5 Gaillac 6 3 0 3 +28 17
6 Limoges 6 3 0 3 +6 16
7 FCTT 6 3 0 3 -16 16
8 L’Isle-Jourdain 5 2 0 3 +48 15
9 Saint-Girons 6 3 0 3 -28 15
10 Cahors 6 2 0 4 +12 13
11 Castelnaudary 5 1 0 4 -15 10
12 Tulle 6 0 0 6 -127 3

Pool 4

# Team P W D L Diff Pts
1 Anglet 6 5 1 0 +105 27
2 Bagneres 6 5 1 0 +88 27
3 Gujan-Mestras 6 5 0 1 +90 27
4 Soustons 6 4 0 2 +4 20
5 Monflanquin 6 3 0 3 +60 19
6 Nafarroa 6 3 0 3 +9 16
7 Oloron 6 3 0 3 -39 15
8 Lourdes 6 2 0 4 -25 13
9 Pont-Long 6 1 0 5 -14 11
10 Layrac 6 2 0 4 -121 10
11 Barbezieux 6 1 0 5 -72 9
12 Lannemezan 6 1 0 5 -85 6

Key figures

6/6 Saint-Jean-en-Royans and Agde, the only perfect records

37-38 Tours' first defeat, at home to Beauvais

27 pts Anglet, Bagneres and Gujan-Mestras level at the top of pool 4