The Toulousains moved on the lawn of Sale this Saturday followingnoon for the account of the 3rd day of the Champions Cup. They were roughed up by the English, quickly reduced to 14, but still won (5-27). Ugo Mola’s men have qualified for the final stages of the competition.
The movie of the game
12′: Akker van den Merwe tries for Sale. On a touch at 5m, the English form a group penetrated, well defended by the Toulouse, which advances little. But the South African hooker, accompanied by Manu Tuilagi, extricates himself and pushes Romain Ntamack to flatten in the in-goal. Untransformed trial. 5-0.
19′: red card once morest Jacobus Wiese. Sale’s second line is ruled out following a shoulder charge on Dorian Aldegheri, in a ruck. The English end the match in numerical inferiority.
70′: try by Emmanuel Meafou for Toulouse. The Australian second line recovers the ball in a ruck, following a breakthrough from Dimitri Delibes, and in power he manages to stretch his arm to register the first try of the game for the Toulouse. Converted test. 5-22.
72′: try by Guillaume Cramont for Toulouse. The “red and black” recover the leather on the 40m from the English and set the pace. Antoine Dupont spreads on Pierre-Louis Barassi who accelerates in the hallway, before being tackled 5m from the line. On the next ruck, Cramont is perfectly launched by his scrum half. Untransformed trial. 5-27.
Romain Ntamack, the centenarian
The Toulouse opening half played his hundredth match this Saturday followingnoon under the “red and black” colors. Trained at the Haut-Garonne club, he began his professional career in 2017.
A very difficult first act for Toulouse
The English had warned that this return match was going to be different. They joined the deeds to the words of the meeting. With the wind at their back, Tom Curry’s teammates put enormous pressure on Toulouse, whether through their kicking game or their aggressive defense. The “red and black” might not put their game in place, despite the red card received by the locals in the middle of the first half.
Physics made the difference
Well in the match, the English weakened at the end of the match. They were indeed greatly reduced during the first act. Sale lost his two starting stalwarts in the first action of the match – concussion for both – then their second line Jacobus Wiese for a red card in the 19th minute. Against the wind in the second half, the Premiership residents had almost no ball and were not dangerous.
The Toulousains took the opportunity to take the upper hand at the end of the match to secure the victory, in particular thanks to the almost perfect boot from Melvyn Jaminet. At the end of the match, they even seemed motivated to get the offensive bonus.
Lessons from the game
After the big blow achieved in Munster then the improved victory once morest Sale, Stade Toulousain managed the pass of three by winning on the lawn of the Sharks. The Toulouse success took a long time to take shape but patient, once morest the English reduced to 14, in the middle of the first half, they ended up winning with wear, by scoring two tries in the last ten minutes .
With three successes in as many matches in this group stage of the Champions Cup, the “red and black” have already qualified for the final phase of the competition. They also took an option to receive during this final phase but to be sure, they will have to win next week once morest Munster, Sunday January 22, 4:15 p.m., at the Ernest-Wallon stadium.
