TOP 14. RUGBY. Before Munster, Toulouse gets back on track against Perpignan
Last year, it was during this period that Stade Toulousain had a less good shot. Chaining defeats and fleeing victories, the Pink City had a hard time recovering. He had to wait for the end of the 2022 Tournament and the return of his international showmen to return to the canes. This season, concern was looming in the same way. Clearly, Ugo Mola’s men had not won for a while. To deal with Bayonne, Paris and Lyons, they had been held in check (draw against Stade Français). So facing Perpignan, it was necessary to break through and get rid of the ghosts of the last season. A meeting that ended in success on the Walloon lawn this Saturday, December 3 as part of the 12th day of Top 14.
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To achieve this, the reds and blacks were able to count on fit internationals. Thomas Ramos showed himself particularly well against the Catalans. By importing it with a score of 34 to 13, they pocket the offensive bonus. The new kid on the block, Jack Willis, even been able to go to Earth promises and makes a great start with his new formation. Sometimes in a false rhythm, they will have struggled to maintain the pace. The very mixed performance of Martin Page-Relo did not allow them to display the desired face during the entire 80 minutes. In addition, an XXL bench exit (Dupont, Elstadt, Marchand, etc.) was made in the 51ᵉ minute.
Thereby, Toulouse remains leader of the championship. The defeat of Rochelais Stadium to Jean-Bouin even offers him the virtual certainty of having the honorary title of fall champion. Only the Race 92in case of victory Toulon, could come to worry him. From now on, Toulouse residents are turning to Champions Cup. The first piece is sizeable since it is a displacement in Ireland. face to Munster Sunday, December 11 at 4:15 p.m., the efforts observed will not be enough according to Clement Poitrenaud. He says this in a press conference according to proposals reported by L’Équipe:
To sum up, there were good things, but too infrequently for us to be able to say that it was a full match. This match will encourage us to work on the rucks next week, because we can expect a terrible war in the ground game against Munster in the European Cup. We have been warned and I hope that we will put more reactivity and more aggressiveness into it to have clean balls and allow our scrum halves to play in good conditions. Retaining first place is important, but you also have to focus on the content of the matches and it is certain that we will have to raise the level for the next two weeks, otherwise it will not be enough to go and win in Ireland. .”
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