The team led by legendary French player Jerome Fernandez, now in coaching role, made French Championship much more interesting by winning in Montpellier 23:22 against the leading team of the competition.
This chance took Paris Saint Germain to come closer on two points with an easy victory against Ivry 31:24.
Results:
St. Raphael 32 – 28 Tremblay
Ivry 24 – 31 Paris SG
Nantes 32 – 28 Toulouse
Cesson Rennes-Metropole 28 – 23 Massy Essonne
Dunkerque 28 – 22 Saran
Montpellier 22 – 23 Aix
Nimes 25 – 31 Chambery Savoie
STANDINGS:
1. Montpellier 19 16 1 2 547:461 33
2. Paris SG 19 15 1 3 573:489 31
3. Nantes 19 13 2 4 591:520 28
4. St. Raphael 19 11 2 6 529:510 24
5. Aix 19 11 2 6 536:507 24
6. Nimes 19 10 2 7 517:503 22
7. Dunkerque 19 10 2 7 497:503 22
8. Toulouse 19 9 1 9 555:555 19
9. Chambery Savoie 19 7 3 9 521:533 17
10. Cesson Rennes-Metropole 19 4 4 11 491:518 12
11. Ivry 19 5 2 12 477:543 12
12. Tremblay 19 4 2 13 530:559 10
13. Massy Essonne 19 2 2 15 433:518 6
14. Saran 19 3 0 16 539:617 6
