Twenty-four hours. This is the time that Vannes will have relinquished its throne, after the victory of Aix-en-Provence, Thursday, in the advanced match of the 17th day of Pro D2. This Friday, the Vannetais won the shock of the evening against Mont-de-Marsan, an improved success (31-15) acquired through a hard struggle, with a double from Théo Beziat (53rd, 74th). The Bretons, beaten in three of their last four matches, reacted well and regained a two-point lead at the head of the pack.
Behind, it is tightening in the top 6. While the 3rd, Béziers, fell on Thursday, Brive returned to the foot of the podium after its improved success against Montauban (38-13), validated during a second half-way period. single (21-0). The Coujoux have four victories in a row before passing a major test next Friday at the leader Aix.
Biarritz finally regains
The other big lesson of the evening was Biarritz’s victory at home against Valence-Romans (38-13) in the match of fear for the Basques. Humiliated in the first leg at the end of August (0-55), beaten in its last seven matches, the BO found the pride to dismiss a direct opponent in the second half, helped by the doubles of Adrian Motoc and Vincent Martin . Biarritz joins its evening host in the standings, tied with Angoulême, winner of Colomiers thanks to a try from Nicolas Martins three minutes from the end (20-16).
In the other matches, Agen came out with a smile from a disjointed evening against Aurillac: 20-3 for the Agenais at rest, 20-21 at the final bell, then the liberating penalty from Thomas Vincent (23-21). Same crazy scenario in Grenoble, where Dax scored 21 points in 23 minutes to snatch the victory (24-27). Finally, the red lantern Rouen offered itself a great victory against Nevers (37-7), offensive bonus at stake.