Against the Leicester Tigers, Ugo Mola’s men inflicted a correction on the English with 7 tries on the clock. A real demonstration.
17:32 – Lack of continuity for the Tigers (52′)
While the English are playing at 10 meters, Barassi is solid in the tackle on his line. At the level, Leicester commits a forward. Clearly, the Tigers can’t do it.
17:30 – Toulouse change (50′)
Exit of Aldegheri for the entry of Merkler at the right pillar position.
17:29 – Aldegheri penalized (49′)
The Toulouse pillar is penalized for lateral clearance. The English have a penalty at 30 meters.
17:26 – Flament invites itself to the offensive festival!
The second line took advantage of a messed up ball in front of the English line to opportunistically flatten Toulouse’s 7th try today. The transformation is missed by Ramos who achieves a 6/7 in this sector. (47-7)
17:25 – Ramos finds the interval (46′)
In the middle, the French full-back takes the interval to break through the middle before signing a jump for Kinghorn along the touchline. The ball finally ends up in touch.
17:23 – Nice try from Van Poortvliet (45′)
The English finally open their counter with a trickster try from the Tigers scrum-half. He crochets twice before flattening. It’s transformed. (42-7)
17:21 – The English want to start the 2nd period well
New penalty to come for the English, this time at 15 meters. Ball carried by the visitors.
17:20 – Hassell alternates (43′)
On the restart from 22 meters, the English winger opts for a little kick over the top, well caught by Dupont. The Toulouse residents are then at fault.
17:18 – Here we go again!
It’s the recovery at Ernest-Wallon. Ugo Mola’s men lead 42-0. A new festival in the second half?
17:04 – More than a class difference between Toulouse and Leicester at the break
The Hauts Garonnais are absolutely untenable and smash the Tigers 42-0 at the break. The English defense, in agony for 40 minutes, has already conceded 6 tries with a double from Meafou and a spinning Capuozzo.
17:03 – Tension between the players
On a new penalty in favor of the English, players attack each other at the end of the first period. The Tigers want this try.
17:00 – A last stand for the Tigers (41′)
While we have passed 40 minutes in this first period, the English want to end this cataclysmic first act on a less bitter note. Penaltouche at 5 meters.
16:56 – Montoya stops the bleeding (39′)
Once again overwhelmed in defense, caught by the exceptional movement of Toulouse, the Tigers were able to free themselves after a good contest from Montoya. A breath of fresh air for Englishmen underwater.
16:53 – The English are completely knocked out (36′)
The Tigers try to react. Under Van Poortvliet’s over-the-top kicking game, they managed to win in the air. On the return to the width, Leicester commits a handball, 10 meters from the local goal.
16:51 – The double for Meafou!
The Toulouse players played an oiled game, much too fast for an English defense in agony. In force, Meafou scored the 6th try for the locals in this first period. It is transformed by Ramos (42-0)
16:48 – Ntamack close to the decisive pass (32′)
After a full-axis breakthrough from Ntamack thanks to a service after contact from Meafou, the opener attempts a pass to the left foot in full race for Capuozzo. The Italian, who tumbles into his lane, does not take advantage of a rebound to his advantage.
16:47 – Steward wins his duel against Ramos (30′)
Between two players particularly comfortable in the air, the English full-back won the battle against his French counterpart under this kicking game over Dupont.
16:46 – The English ball carried without solution (27′)
While the Tigers had found progress on this carried ball, Van Poortvliet was slow to eject from 5 meters. result, Cros prevents the ball from going out and recovers a scrum. How well defended it was by Ugo Mola’s men!
16:41 – The Toulouse demonstration continues!
A new try for Toulouse after a nice post-contact pass from Kinghorn on the line for Flament who pierces full axis. Continuing the game, Marchand took advantage of the slow English defensive recovery to score Haut Garonnais’ 5th try. This is a correction! Try transformed by Ramos who is 5/5 today.
16:39 – Masterful essay by Capuozzo!
Already the bonus try for Toulouse with this splendid try from the Italian winger. A try in the corner after a sublime overflow framing on Steward. The Stadium is freewheeling at the start of the game! It is transformed by Ramos. (28-0)
16:38 – The English put themselves back under pressure (21′)
Cros is caught in the air in touch. Result, Ntamack finds a penalty in the opposing camp.
16:35 – It’s too easy for the Stadium!
An action, a try at the start of the game. Flament had struck before making contact for Cros who escaped in the middle. On the closed side, Meafou is unstoppable. The third try for Stade Toulousain is transformed by Ramos. (21-0)
16:32 – Classy test from Toulouse!
After a magnificent recovery from Ntamack who plays the defense, Capuozzo is on the receiving end of a sublime cross. He negotiates the two against one perfectly by serving Delibes inside who will flatten between the posts. Test transformed by Ramos. (14-0)
4:30 p.m. – The visitors are sliding well (13′)
On the start of the game behind the scrum, Ntamack’s double for Capuozzo is well done but does not make a difference. Ramos drops the ball as he attacks the line.