VIDEO. In 2018, Toulouse hardly came to the end of Wasps
This weekend, Toulouse receives the Wasps for the second day of the Champions Cup. The European champions tend to clinch a second victory in as many games in the English continental competition against a team that will come forward smaller and surely experimental. But this clash between the two teams is reminiscent of the glorious posters of the 2000s, when each of the teams trusted the first places in the standings. In 2004 in particular, the “ Wasps ” won in the final of the H Cup against these same Toulouse.
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Since then, water has flowed under the bridges. And if the Wasps remain a flagship team across the Channel, it can no longer perform on the continental scene. The last clash between the two formations dates back to December 2018. At the time, Ugo Mola’s men walked on water. They do not know yet, but a few months later, they will win the title of champion of France after a simply exceptional season. This December 15, 2018, the Haut-Garonnais therefore tread the lawn of Ernest-Wallon with the costume of favorite. A week earlier, they won on English soil (16-24) with in particular a stratospheric test by Cheslin Kolbe.
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But in Toulouse, the locals will long face the pugnacity of visitors. So much so that at half-time, only two small points separate the two teams (22-20). Toulouse will end up winning 42 to 27 with five key tries signed Huget, Ntamack, Tekori and Dupont (x2). Stade Toulousain will finish second in this pool 1 behind Leinster, who will also be executioners in the semi-final. The Wasps as for them will not leave the group and will finish in the last place.