Round 22 came to an end with a fascinating clash in the Stade de France between Paris and Toulouse. Although the final score was close, it was a game that Toulouse always had under control as they went on to win 22-18. The weekend started with Racing Metro taking the scalp of Castres 27-16. Then on Saturday Biarritz showed they wanted it more as they hung on to knock Clermont off top spot with a 15-14 win. Against our prediction. next up Perpignan walloped Bayonne 47-9. The next game went against our prediction as Lyon had a comfortable victory 24-13 against Bordeaux. Brive surprised us by doing for out tip Toulon 14-9. Montpellier smashed Agen 44-18 and as mentioned previously Toulouse won the big one taking Stades unbeaten home record this season.
Week 22 week after next as the Heineken is back next weekend, with just three more rounds after. Some must win games at the bottom and the top is starting to look set. As usual our selections are in bold:
Results Week 22
Fri 30 Mar 19:45GMT Racing Métro 27-16 Castres Stade Yves Du Manoir (Colombes)
Sat 31 Mar 13:05GMT Biarritz 15-14 Clermont Parc des Sports d’Aguilera
Sat 31 Mar 13:15GMT Perpignan 47-9 Bayonne Stade Aimé Giral
Sat 31 Mar 13:15GMT Lyon 24-13 Bordeaux MATMUT Stadium
Sat 31 Mar 13:15GMT Brive 14-9 Toulon Stade Amédée Domenech
Sat 31 Mar 13:15GMT Montpellier 44-18 Agen Stade Yves Du Manoir (Montpellier)
Sat 31 Mar 15:15GMT Paris 18-22 Toulouse Stade de France (Saint-Denis)
Fixtures Week 23
Fri 13 Apr 19:45 Perpignan v Toulouse Stade Aimé Giral (ESPN UK 21:30)
Sat 14 Apr 13:15 Clermont v Paris Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin
Sat 14 Apr 13:15 Agen v Toulon Stade Armandie
Sat 14 Apr 13:15 Racing Métro v Brive Stade Yves Du Manoir (Colombes)
Sat 14 Apr 13:15 Montpellier v Lyon Stade Yves Du Manoir (Montpellier)
Sat 14 Apr 15:15 Bayonne v Biarritz Stade Jean Dauger (ESPN UK Sunday 06:00)
Sat 14 Apr 19:45 Castres v Bordeaux Stade Pierre Antoine
Highlights ESPN UK Monday 21:30