JAMES HARRINGTON
FRENCH COLUMN

Ten days ago, under-new-management ProD2 strugglers Biarritz gave themselves what looked a lot like a crucial safety net with a 26-30 win at Agen – a match that had added spice because of simmering background bitter boardroom politics between the two clubs.
The result, in the 28th round of the 30-match regular season, meant that the historic Basque side had 53 points, and sat 14th in the league. They came into this week’s matches with a 10-point lead over bottom-of-the-table Rouen; and a seven-point cushion over Montauban, who are in 15th place, and facing a...