Ugo Mola (manager of Stade Toulousain, beaten (20-26) at home by Ulster, Saturday, in the round of 16 first leg of the European Cup): “Unfortunately, in view of the match, there is one try less on our side and one try too many on their side. Even at fourteen, we had the means to win this game. But passes that are a little forced and decisions that are a little too quick cost us dearly. There is of course this fact of play which is not up to a final phase match (the expulsion of Mallia for a tackle in the air in the 11th). We can not not control his gesture and leave his team at 14 for seventy minutes. It remains a serious and serious fault.

Behind, despite the reorganization and the numerical inferiority, we really only have one moment of hesitation when we leave François Croiss alone on the wing on the test on the return from the second period. That’s not where we decided to put it. We wanted him in position of 10, in the heart of the game, so that he wouldn’t have to defend on guys who were more biked. The interception (on a pass from Dupont) is also quite cruel.

If there is offside? According to the images, there is really debate. There is also a forward that is not ”checked” on one of their trials, but that’s life. I do not question and question the integrity of Wayne Barnes. Even if today, the match does not seem to turn in our direction, I do not hide from you that I am refereed like that every weekend. Above all, I want to retain our ability not to let go, to come back, to have a match point at 14 against 15 in the 80th minute. It’s Stade Toulousain. Going after the arbitration or the facts of the game, no, on the wrong track.

Everything is possible for the return, but Ulster are a very difficult team to maneuver, with big players in key positions. We played two halves, we are at -6 and we will go there in complicated conditions. But we will do everything to reverse the pressure. We will try to put ourselves in working order to try to achieve a feat, as we did last year at Munster (33-40, in the round of 16). This group cannot fall without arms in hand. »