despite the defeat, Ugo Mola highlights the performance of his young guard
Who says international period necessarily says duplicates. A window that some TOP 14 clubs fear since they are without their best players for several weeks. This is particularly the case for Stade Toulousain which must do without the services of Antoine Dupont, Romain Ntamack, Anthony Jelonch, Pierre-Louis Barassi, Mathis Lebel, Peato Mauvaka, Julien Marchand or even Thibaut Flament.
Opposed to the Bayonnais, the Toulousains therefore logically displayed a revamped team with many young players present. We think of Edgar Retière, Théo Ntamack, Guillaume Cramont, Ian Boubila, Joel Merkler, Clément Vergé, Eto Bainivalu and Paul Costes who all enjoyed playing in a jam-packed Jean Dauger.
And if the outcome of the meeting was negative with a defeat, Ugo Mola remains proud of his people and the face that some were able to show against a tough opponent:
”These first twenty minutes cost us dearly in terms of points and discipline. They leave us with a taste of unfinished despite two or three interesting breaks with crumbs. In the second half, there was a completely different state of mind. We would like to show a completely different face. It has to be recognized that this is the case.
I am very proud of our young guard and a little more disappointed with the start of the match. It’s part of that learning for many. I would have liked us to give a little more change over the whole match and not just over fifty minutes. The end showed us that with a high-level conquest, we manage to win this bonus point on the scrum.” he explains for Rugbyrama.