Toulouse remains high despite humble stage (AFP)

Paris (AFP) - French stage remains firmly in the hunt for a place to Play-off Top 14 Saturday as they leaders and champions of Europe Toulouse 31-3 at the Stade de France exceeded.

Despite the defeat, top Toulouse as second Montpellier 12-12 at home 2009 champions Perpignan, struggling to make the top six were held.

Racing-Metro can move to a point from Toulouse, they must overcome, Toulon and take a bonus point prestige clash on Sunday.

Julien Arias scored his fifth try of the season, when he took a reckless passes by Vincent Clerc, who missed the goal Clément Poitrenaud, and stage winger defeated before asking.

Julien Dupuy converted scale on the left side hosts an advantage of 10-3, but they suffered a blow as English Ollie Phillips yellow carded at the 26th minute for a late tackle on Cédric Heymans.

The stadium has expanded their lead, however, despite the fact that a man down as Dupuy on a fine at the 33rd minute slots and the former star of Leicester Tigers added another three points from the end to give them an advance of 16-3 in half the time.

Dupuy has added another penalty in half the time, and then the hosts struck the champions of Europe with a mortal blow as centre Mathieu Bastareaud scored an excellent test created by former France a half Lionel Beauxis giving them an advance of 24-3 with a half an hour to play.

Toulouse never threatened to return in game if they produced an atypical apathetic performance and it is no surprise when England star James Haskell added a third try with eight minutes remaining-Dupuy converted on 31-3.

Otherwise destroyed outfit ever closer to the fall, dragged Bourgoin crisis as they were 44-14 home by fellow wrestlers of La Rochelle.

Benjamin Dambielle helped 24 points such as La Rochelle more pain on the hosts, who only five points inflicted after only 16 games and left Bourgoin row before Anthony Forrest that deeply depressed about their chances of survival.

"It was the game of death and we weren't up to it, said Forrest."

"We received a swift blow to the head by truly real-time timely is led by a team that we on the counter-attack struck effectively when limiting us was in possession of more."

La Rochelle their relegation place GB win saw as they on Agen, who were on the recipient of a 65-22 hammering by Biarritz while two from Brive Friday after beating Clermont 29-22 champions.