Six of the eleven matches in round 9 were decided by three points or fewer, and the leaders were no exception. Stade Nantais won by two points at Salles, their narrowest win of the season, and remain the division’s only unbeaten side.
Nantes survive at Salles
Stade Nantais made it nine wins from nine, their narrowest of the season. Eliot Nazet (5th) and Hilan Delbois Fontaine (33rd) scored their tries and Dylan Pierre kicked seven points. Salles hit back through Lucas Couderc and then Gabriel Polit (73rd) and take a losing bonus point (17-15).
Stade Langonnais are seven points behind. They beat Floirac 18-16 without scoring a try, with 15 points from Baptiste Castanier. Floirac scored the only try of the match (63rd) and take a losing bonus point.
Servette Genève won 30-27 at Stade Métropolitain thanks to 17 points from Jules Porcher, despite three yellow cards. Annonay won 17-16 at Marmande with tries from Aurélien Depoux and Josevani Drava. Bottom side Marmande took their third losing bonus point of the season. In Drancy, Thibault Le Gallee scored 22 points as Mâcon won 32-17. He moves up to 79 points, third in the division behind Hugo Pandolfo (Rumilly) and Roman Aleyrangues (Annonay, 85). Rumilly beat Saint-Médard-en-Jalles 25-15 with three tries.
Graulhet three points behind Aubenas
In Pool 2, Graulhet beat Mauléon 23-13 with tries from Matis Pacchiana and Hugo Martin and ten points from Ugo Teulet. They are now three points behind Aubenas, whose match at La Seyne has no result on the FFR website so far.
Nîmes beat Auch by a point (12-11) with tries from Julien Burguillos and Axel Malaret and stay third. Fleurance won an eight-try match against Valence d’Agen (40-37) despite Adhrami Mze’s red card (45th). Romain Lefort scored 22 points. Valence d’Agen, who scored five tries, take a losing bonus point. Saint-Jean-de-Luz beat Tricastin 29-20 and Tyrosse won 20-16 at Peyrehorade with a try in the last minute.
Round 9 results
Pool 1
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Salles | 15-17 | Stade Nantais |
| Stade Langonnais | 18-16 | Floirac |
| Stade Métropolitain | 27-30 | Servette Genève |
| Marmande | 16-17 | Annonay |
| Drancy | 17-32 | Mâcon |
| Rumilly | 25-15 | Saint-Médard-en-Jalles |
Pool 2
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Graulhet | 23-13 | Mauléon |
| Nîmes | 12-11 | Auch |
| Fleurance | 40-37 | Valence d’Agen |
| Saint-Jean-de-Luz | 29-20 | Tricastin |
| Peyrehorade | 16-20 | Tyrosse |
| La Seyne | – | Aubenas |
Tables after nine rounds
Pool 1
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Diff. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stade Nantais | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | +189 | 43 |
| 2 | Stade Langonnais | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | +93 | 36 |
| 3 | Annonay | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | +54 | 29 |
| 3 | Servette Genève | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | +23 | 29 |
| 5 | Rumilly | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | +13 | 25 |
| 6 | Floirac | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | +13 | 23 |
| 7 | Mâcon | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -25 | 18 |
| 7 | Salles | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -34 | 18 |
| 9 | Stade Métropolitain | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -53 | 17 |
| 10 | Saint-Médard-en-Jalles | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -105 | 15 |
| 11 | Drancy | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -88 | 11 |
| 12 | Marmande | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -80 | 9 |
Pool 2
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Diff. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aubenas | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | +83 | 34 |
| 2 | Graulhet | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | +28 | 31 |
| 3 | Nîmes | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | +80 | 30 |
| 4 | Saint-Jean-de-Luz | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | +14 | 29 |
| 5 | Tyrosse | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | +100 | 28 |
| 6 | Auch | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | +97 | 26 |
| 7 | Valence d’Agen | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | -26 | 23 |
| 8 | Mauléon | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | -55 | 20 |
| 9 | Fleurance | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -45 | 19 |
| 10 | Peyrehorade | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -36 | 18 |
| 11 | Tricastin | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | -104 | 8 |
| 12 | La Seyne | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | -136 | 4 |
Tables calculated from the results, including FFR points deductions. Aubenas and La Seyne have a game in hand.
Key figures
9 from 9 wins for Stade Nantais, the only unbeaten side
6 of eleven matches decided by three points or fewer
22 points for Thibault Le Gallee in Drancy
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