Clermont snatched a precious victory at the expense of Toulon in the last minutes thanks to a final penalty passed by its Argentine opener, Benjamin Urdapilleta, Sunday at the Marcel-Michelin stadium at the end of a match of the 5th day of Top 14 concluded in the confusion.
The Toulonnais (3rd), who conceded their second defeat of the season after a series of three consecutive successes, missed the opportunity to join La Rochelle and Bordeaux-Bègles at the top of the ranking while ASM rose to 6th place.
Urdapilleta (38), who announced this week that he was playing his final season in France, scored a 100% kick and allowed his team to take the lead in the 77th minute for the first time in the contested match. in difficult climatic conditions. The Varois were then numerically inferior due to the temporary exclusion of Charles Olivon.
Until then, Toulon, under the boot of Baptiste Serin, also author of a 100%, had always had the advantage, up to nine points (18-9, 58th).
Shortly before his decisive kick, Urdapilleta narrowly failed in a drop attempt passing slightly to the right of the posts (74th).
The only try of the match, by the Argentinian Bautista Delguy (64th) and transformed by Urdapilleta, had already allowed the Clermontois to come back to 16-18.
Clermont, swept away in Perpignan (33-3) on the last day, won its third victory of the season, all at home.
