Against Istres for this 13th day of Starligue, Chambéry-Savoie logically won 32-25 on Thursday. After a controlled first period (14-11), Chambéry did not weaken after returning from the locker room to prevent the Israelis from scoring again. In the standings, Chambéry provisionally occupies fourth place while Istres remains fifteenth and penultimate. Saint-Raphaël also won at home against Chartres (28-26). Chartres still dominated the first period but Saint-Raphaël, spurred on by their crowd, managed to turn the game around to claim their sixth win of the season.
