Stade Français consolidate its place in the top six by offering the Toulouse leader (19-10) on the 23rd day of Top 14. The Pink Soldiers, third, are now seven lengths ahead of Toulon, 4th, fallen in Castres (31-18) earlier in the day, and even ten on Bordeaux-Bègles, 7th with one game less.

But the bad news for the five-time European champion came from the injury of international full-back Melvyn Jaminet, who was taken out on a stretcher just before the break.