Beaten by Toulouse at home on Saturday evening (26-8) during the 23rd day of Top 14, Brive has still not ensured its maintenance and has only three points ahead of Perpignan, first relegated, which will move this Sunday evening on the field of Castres. The Brivistes want to put all the chances on their side to stay among the elite and have therefore decided to file a complaint after their defeat.

The leaders sent a request to the LNR because at the end of the game (72nd), while several changes were made in the ranks of the visitors, Toulouse evolved to one player too many on the field for 14 seconds, indicates The Mountain. Three Haut-Garonnais had entered the lawn while only two had left. Toulouse played 15 during this short round of time while Charlie Faumuina was sent off in the 17th minute of play.

However, the complaint has little chance of succeeding. Esteban Abadie, the third line of Brive has also recognized that this incident did not explain the defeat of his team outclassed by Toulouse. “We didn’t lose the game over 14 seconds to be honest but over 80 minutes, it’s completely our fault“, explained the player on Canal + to the emission of the shock.