Overview
- Toulouse crushed La Rochelle 60-14, scoring nine tries to bank a bonus-point win and climb to 47 points, one ahead of Pau at the phase-aller finish.
- Antoine Dupont delivered a two-try performance in a commanding display, notching his first Top 14 try since October 10, 2024 about a month after returning from a long knee injury.
- Pau edged Montpellier 35-33 for a 10th victory and their best-ever first half but missed the offensive bonus that left the door open for Toulouse to overtake them.
- La Rochelle fell to 10th in the standings and have dropped four of their last five league matches.
- The Boxing Day slate was broadcast live in full on Canal+ and featured a solidarity appeal benefiting APF France handicap.