CHAMPIONS CUP. With Willis and Jelonch, would Toulouse have finally found its ideal third line?
If on Sunday you preferred to stay on the couch rather than brave the cold, you certainly took the opportunity to tune in to France 2 and watch a good little Toulouse vs. Munster. You can’t miss an XXL poster on a Sunday afternoon next to the fire. Especially with Matthieu Lartot’s puns in the background. And then, if this match was not the most about the season for the Hauts-Garonne, some points were still improved. Like the ability not to panic even being trailing 10 minutes from time, and to win thanks to the foot of Melvin Jaminet. Or the 3rd line, and its immense slaughter against the Irish, in the cold of Ernest-Wallon. There, we mainly talk about the two flankers of Stade Toulousain. Not that Alexandre Roumat does not deserve to be talked about, but rather that the 4-star performance of Jelonch and Willis is really worth the detour.
VIDEO. CHAMPIONS CUP. IT STINGS ! Toulouse distributes cartridges supported against Munster!In a match marked by combat, the pruning shears from Gers and the shears from Reading shone with the intensity he put into it. In dark tasks, the two rocs turned out to be simply demonic. And the improved statistics: count 14 tackles for Jelonch and 13 for Willis against Tadgh Beirne’s teammates. Beyond his restless shoulders, the Englishman also stood out for his power close to the ball in hand, ideal for reducing the opposing defense and advancing his own.
VIDEO. CHAMPIONS CUP. Ahki extends the pass, Mallia makes her power speak and Toulouse punishes MunsterQuite similar profiles, therefore, but which make us ask ourselves a question: with Jelonch and Willis, wouldn’t Stade Toulousain have found the ideal association in the 3rd line? While its ten contenders (Elstadt, Ntamack, Flament Placines, etc.) follow each other more or less each week, most often with brio, no association has seemed to shine as much together since the start of the season as Jelonch and Willis this sunday. Two boys whose density makes it possible to perfectly complement a slightly lighter player and ball handler, in number 8, like Alexandre Roumat. Even if we would almost tend to forget that after long months of absence, another flanker and not the least made his return off the bench against Munster: Francois Cros. And that we don’t bury like that who was an indisputable Blue until his injury…
RUGBY. 15 from France. Anthony Jelonch on the second line, is this really an option with the Blues?