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Toulouse guarantee top-two finish in Top 14 as Lyon lose
By Ben Spratt
Toulouse took advantage of defeats for a number of sides further down the Top 14 table as they sealed a top-two spot.
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A 21-20 victory away at fourth-placed Castres took Toulouse out of reach of Lyon, who are third and were beaten by Agen, while Racing 92 also lost against Pau on Saturday.
Castres were dominant against league leaders Toulouse but fell foul of Thomas Ramos’ kicking, as seven penalties – including two in the final 10 minutes – secured a dramatic Toulouse win.
Lyon fell 19 points behind top spot with three games remaining after they lost 25-15, with both of their tries coming in the closing stages of a disappointing match.
Facundo Bosch, Antoine Miquel and Leo Berdeu went over for Agen.
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Pau held on to edge Racing 29-27 after an early flurry, with the dismissal of second try scorer Watisoni Votu 18 minutes from time putting his side under pressure.
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Votu had scored a fine effort to put his side in complete control after 16 minutes, but saw red for a high tackle on Teddy Iribaren before Virimi Vakatawa’s double almost completed a remarkable fightback.
Elsewhere, there were big wins for La Rochelle and Montpellier in Saturday’s other games.
La Rochelle scored seven of the 11 tries in their clash with Perpignan, prevailing 51-29, while Louis Picamoles crossed twice for Montpellier as they saw off Grenoble 47-12.
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Asking the TMO for a compelling reason to overturn the on-field decision should be universal for all TMO involvements, and reinforced by the ref on every referral. TMO questions like "try or no try" should be phased out. Let's move to the idea of good and bad judgement, from the idea of right and wrong decisions. The TMO is there to help in cases where footage provides a compelling and rapid improvement to the refs assessment.
Go to commentsMagnificent game and well done Scotland. England came very close to winning this game, but sadly kicked the ball to the opposition and as a result Scotland scored their winning try. England really must stop kicking possession away.
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