Rugby – Top 14 – Toulouse returns to victory, Bordeaux-Bègles remains sole leader of the Top 14
Beaten in their last six Top 14 meetings, the French champions Toulouse beat Bordeaux-Bègles (12-11) this Sunday, which remains the sole leader after 19 days thanks to the defensive bonus point.
The game: 12-11
The leader, Bordeaux-Bègles, failed to win at Ernest-Wallon, Sunday evening at the end of the 19th day of the Championship. It is not for lack of having tried, of having tried a lot. But without success. The feverish Toulousains can be happy to have remained masters at home to end a series of six defeats in a row, because they did not do much to win, except to take advantage Girondine faults to score four penalties.
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The film of Toulouse – Bordeaux-Bègles
There is not much to say about the first period, except for the “cap” try scored by the Bordeaux center Dubié (6th) after a procrastination from the Toulouse rear Maxime Médard (read here below), offset by three penalties from opener Zack Holmes (3rd, 30th, 36th). The Girondin third-line wing Alexandre Roumat was imperial in the line-up, on his own throws as well as on the counter, while Toulouse, in a rush, missed four chances to score on his highlights.
When they returned from the locker room, Toulouse led sparsely, 9-8, and the badly ended highlights succeeded the lost balls and, among the many whistled fouls, the striker Garcia scored a second but losing streak (54th) to allow UBB to regain the lead, 9-11. But Toulouse, with a Zack Holmes 100% success at the foot, going back in front (71st, 12-11). Thanks to this improved defeat, the UBB therefore remains at the top of the Top 14 ranking, under threat from Montpellier.
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The action: Maxime Médard deceived on the rebound
The match has barely started, UBB develops its first action, Cordero continues with his foot, the ball rolls into the Toulouse in-goal and Maxime Médard, carefree, is about to kick him to get him out of the box. ground. But now, a deceptive rebound suddenly dismisses the ball, which returns to the Bordeaux center Dubié, too happy to flatten the first try of this match (6th).
The Toulouse international back, dejected, is immediately comforted by his teammates, while the public of Ernest-Wallon chants his name to encourage him.
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