Top 14, 2nd day: Stade Toulousain dominates RC Toulon but loses two internationals (28-8)

the essentials For their first home game of the season, Stade Toulousain hosted Rugby Club Toulonnais. After their opening victory in Bordeaux, Ugo Mola’s men won again, with the offensive bonus this time (28-8). The film of the match 18′: essay by Matthis Lebel. The international winger concludes a nice movement of the Toulouse three-quarters on the opposing 40m, who chain the passes after a decisive jump from Antoine Dupont. Untransformed trial. 8-3. 21′: try by Dimitri Delibes. Positioned in the center tonight, it is in a winger position that he crosses the line. He takes advantage of a raise in the hand of Antoine Dupont who recovers on the middle line and goes straight into an absent Toulon defense. He serves Delibes who finishes. Untransformed trial. 13-3. 26′: attempt by Emmanuel Meafou. After a few phases of play 5m from the Toulon goal, it was the Australian second line, who found the fault, placed in orbit by Antoine Dupont. Converted test. 20-3. 65′: try by Aymeric Luc. The Toulon rear, placed at the end of the line, rewards a good second half for the visitors. Luc took advantage of good work from Sitaleki Slimani, who had slipped into the Toulouse defence. Untransformed trial. 20-8. 75′: try by Peato Mauvaka, who scores the offensive bonus. The hooker, who came into play, extricated himself from a maul well organized by the Toulouse forwards, following a touch at 5m. Untransformed trial. 28-8. Antoine Dupont unstoppable After a first match at Bordeaux-Bègles where he had not shone, Antoine Dupont blasted the defense of the RCT. He is the author of the key pass on the first test of the “Rouge et Noir” and pierces the first curtain of the visitors several times. The international scrum-half notably delivers two assists to Meafou and Delibes. Injury to Romain Ntamack and François Cros The Toulouse opening half gave up his place in the 26th minute, hit in the ankle. He seems to have hurt himself an action earlier, on a tackle. Ntamack is replaced by Melvyn Jaminet, who arrived during the off-season from Perpignan. Barely returned in the 55th minute, François Cros left the lawn two minutes later, visibly injured in the left knee. The international third line was making his return to competition after his injury in the final stages of the Top 14 against La Rochelle. Cros is replaced by Théo Ntamack, who is playing his first minutes with the first team. The lessons of the match Authors of an excellent first half, the Toulousains then weakened during the second act. It is the visitors who dominate even when they return from the locker room. Stade Toulousain still has a second victory in as many games. Next weekend, the “Rouge et Noir” will take to the Section Paloise lawn on Saturday, September 17, at 9:05 p.m.