Toulouse leads against Castres after a rough first half
Zapping World Fifteen Shield of Brennus, XV of the Rose, World Cup 2023…
From the start of the match, the pace is very high and the two teams engage in a hell of a duel. In the 3rd minute, Melvyn Jaminet opened the scoring for Toulouse after a foul by Louis Le Brun on Lucas Tauzin (3-0). Bad evening for the young Le Brun, who will have to give up his place after being hit in the shoulder.
Possession is to the advantage of Castres on the first twenty minutes, which hold the lead well to Toulouse, quite imprecise on this start to the match. The defense of Castres Olympique manages to hold on and counter the locals in their initiatives.
Around the half hour mark, Melvyn Jaminet had the opportunity to pass three more points but his kick went under the crossbar. Or Julien Dumora, by recovering this ball, then commits a forward, which offers a very good scrum in front of the CO posts. But the Castrese defense, admirable on this half-time, pushed back the Toulousains who commit a forward.
In the 35th minute, Melvun Jaminet made up for it with a defeat which passed, this time, and which punished the CO defenders (6-0). But the Tarnais respond immediately with a Toulouse foul on the dismissal (6-3). And it is on this very small score that the two teams return to the locker room, at the end of a dense first half, where we would have seen a lot of fighting.
to summarize
Stade Toulousain and Castres Olympique meet at the Stadium this Friday evening for the derby. And at the end of a first half full of fight, it is the Toulousains who lead on a very tight score against the CO.