Rouen beat Mont-de-Marsan 19:13 in the National on 11 September 2026. We had given a 95 per cent confidence prediction for the visitors, but the match did not go that way.
And here's the thing — Rouen came straight from a 5:28 hammering by Carcassonne on 4 September. To be fair, they looked like a side that had lost its composure. By then Mont-de-Marsan had just dismantled Bressane 42:7 in their own game.
The visitors carried their confidence onto the pitch and imposed themselves early. But Rouen kept their nerve when it mattered, and held on for a two-try margin that felt closer than the scoreline suggests.
The result ends Mont-de-Marsan's momentum after that dominant display in the previous round. Rouen, meanwhile, have picked up points after their worst showing of the campaign.