Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Béziers (6th, 48 pts) held a 38-point advantage over Stade Montois (16th, 10 pts). Recent form flatters Stade Montois's table spot — 10th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 16th. Scoring rates set the scale: Stade Montois 0.8 scored and 2.23 conceded per game, Béziers 1.5 and 1.13, with the league averaging 1.14.
Stade Montois entered with six losses in a row. From the last five rounds, Stade Montois held 0 points of 15 and Béziers 10.
The venue was Stade Municipal de l'Argenté in Mont-de-Marsan, with room for 13,970 spectators.


