Overview
- Montpellier routed defending champions Toulouse 44-14, scoring five tries and handing them their first loss in Montpellier since 2019.
- Lyon edged Stade Français 42-37 to move to 3-0 and remain top after a six-try display at Gerland.
- Bordeaux-Bègles overwhelmed promoted Montauban 71-24 with 11 tries, featuring a brace from Louis Bielle-Biarrey and Damian Penaud’s 100th for the club.
- Clermont celebrated a century in the top flight with a 50-27 win over Pau at a packed Michelin, guided by fly-half Harry Plummer.
- Racing 92 won 28-15 at Perpignan for USAP’s third straight defeat, while Castres secured a first victory of the season by beating Bayonne 48-17.