A week before the Champions Cup final against Leinster, Stade Toulousain travels to Montpellier as part of the 24th day of Top 14. After the first half marked by seven tries, the MHR came back to within four points of Toulousains . Follow the match live.
16:16 – First new line
After Akrab came into play, Fichten and Lamositele took the places of Japaridze and Erdocio.
16:13 – Foot on the line
After a mischievous grazing kick, Ange Capuozzo is unfortunate on the rebound but he tries to put it back with his left hand. The Italian finally set foot on the touchline.
16:12 – First in Top 14
Liam Akrab debuts in Top 14. The young Montpellier hooker replaces Christopher Tolofua.
16:10 – Change for Toulouse
After the KO of Trauth, Benjamin Bertrand replaced him on the front line.
16:09 – Trauth KO
Tackled, Marco Trauth fell to the ground before being hit by his captain Fa’asalele. The left pillar remains knocked to the ground.
16:08 – The MHR is gaining ground
While Stade Toulousain has had possession of the ball for more than a minute, the Montpellier defense gains precious meters forty meters from its in-goal.
16:06 – Toulouse residents sanctioned
In the first scrum of the second half, Adrien Marbot punishes the Montpellier pack.
16:04 – Two changes
For the MHR, the two second line players came out: Chalureau and Verhaeghe were replaced. Duguid and Bécognée came into play.
16:02 – Here we go again!
Baptiste Germain kicks off the second act.
15:48 – The double for Reinach (22-26, 41st)
What a first half! After the siren, Auguste Cadot finds the fault and serves Tisseron. The ball ends up in the hands of Reinach who flattens it. Coly transforms and allows the MHR to return to four points
3:46 p.m. – The siren sounds
After a touch from Montpellier, the siren sounded in Montpellier.
15:45 – Penalty against Toulouse
After superb hooks from Germain then Bituniyata, Adrien Marbot punishes Fa’asalele for a tackle without the ball.
15:44 – Coly in a hurry
In his 22 meters, Léo Coly plays the opposing defenders before finally clearing.
15:43 – Coly corrects the sights (15-26, 37th)
After a failure on Montpellier’s second try, Léo Coly scores the penalty.
15:42 – Simple penalty
After watching the video, Adrien Marbot whistles a simple penalty.
15:41 – Video refereeing
After a stoppage in play, Adrien Marbot requests video refereeing for a tackle by Fa’asalele on Serfontein. The Montpellier center remains on the ground.
3:40 p.m. – Germain clears
Crazy match at GGL Stadium! Baptiste Germain clears his camp at the last minute.
15:37 – Reinach does not give up! (12-26, 32nd)
The MHR has not said its last word! After a wave from Toulouse, the Montpellier residents found the fault and Reinach flattened in the opposing goal despite a return. Coly does not transform.
3:35 p.m. – Fourth try! (7-26, 31st)
After a kick which hit the goal post, Ngandebe pushed the ball into touch in front of Bituniyata. On the throw, Bituniyata scored Toulouse’s fourth try, synonymous with a temporary offensive bonus. On transformation, Baptiste Germain sets the sights.
15:31 – The double for Castro-Ferreira! (7-19, 27th)
Third try for Stade Toulousain after 26 minutes of play. Tolofua’s throw into touch is too long. Cramont recovers and pounds the Montpellier goal line. After several waves, the ball comes out for Mathis Castro-Ferreira who scores his second try today. Baptiste Germain crosses his attempt too much.
15:29 – Bituniyata pushed into touch
Excellent defense from Montpellier on Bituniyata! Found on the left wing, the second Toulouse marker was pushed into touch. The MHR can restart.
15:27 – The MHR still sanctioned
On a Toulouse sideline, the MHR collapses the maul. The referee makes the mistake again. Baptiste Germain finds a touch on the right in front of the 22 meters.
3:25 p.m. – Montpellier residents blame themselves!
While the MHR is obliged to win today to hope to be able to maintain itself, the Montpellier residents are imprecise. On a carried ball, Patrice Collazo’s players make a mistake with a forward. In the following scrum, Adrien Marbot whistles a penalty for Toulouse.
15:23 – Cramont sanctioned
Called to order several times by Adrien Marbot, Guillaume Cramont is penalized for “illicitly” scratching the ball.
15:22 – Capuozzo can restart
After a Toulouse foul, Léo Coly cannot find the touch and Ange Capuozzo easily restarts from 22 meters.