15:07 – 28′ – Toulon finds progress
Despite a numerical inferiority, the Toulonnais find progress in the Ciel et Bleu camp, they inherit a penalty which could benefit Baptiste Serin
15:00 – 23′ – Sterile domination of Racing
Despite several penalties in their favor in the Toulonnais 22 meters, Racing 92 cannot get around the Toulonnais wall while Sinckler is warned and leaves the RCT at fourteen for ten minutes
14:55 – 21 – Canary on the ground
Baptiste Serin received Gogichashvili’s crampons in the face on a penaltouch, the Toulon scrum half went out to heal.
14:52 – 19′ – Missed drop for Farrell
Faced with a very closed game, Owen Farrell attempts a drop from forty meters, but the ball misses. Great initiative from the Englishman who feels that the match is having difficulty settling.
14:49 – 15′ – Serin attempts a breakthrough
Following a ruck, Baptiste Serin attempts an individual breakthrough for a crossing but his attempt at a candle collides with the Var defense.
14:45 – 12′ – Spring seeks solutions
Spring looks for a 50-22 in the opposing camp on a kicking play, but the ball remains in the zone of the field. It is recovered by the Varois
14:42 – 9′ – Failed attempt for Le Garrec
The Racing scrum half missed the first penalty, his ball went past the uprights. The attempt was nevertheless very difficult to convert at more than thirty-five meters.
14:41 – 8′ – Racing in a hurry
The game is often in Racing’s half of the field, Le Garrec’s partners struggle to free themselves despite the numerous penalties whistled in their favor
14:36 - 6′ – Sandrine Agricole as head coach
In the absence of Pierre Mignoni, it is Sandrine Agricole, member of the Toulonnais staff, who finds herself as main coach of the Var this afternoon.
14:33 – 3′ – Farrell reassuring
Farrell clears as far as possible following a lost touch by the Toulonnais, the Englishman allows his camp to breathe at the start of the match where the Varois are more pressing.
2:32 p.m. – Here we go!
Let’s go for this meeting, it’s the Toulonnais who kick off.
2:30 p.m. – Arbitration in the spotlight
It’s refereeing day in French rugby, the players from both teams make a guard of honor for the trio of referees.
2:27 p.m. – Players enter!
The fifteen of the two teams appear on the pitch of the Créteil stadium in the pouring rain.
14:22 – Playing at Créteil doesn’t change anything for me
Asked about playing in a small stadium in Créteil but known by most of the players in Rugby, Mignoni replied “For me nothing changes if I don’t know the stadium, I knew the Barcelona stadium when I was in Perpignan. So it’s always refreshing to discover new places. Plus we’re going to Mr. Bastareaud’s, so that’s nice.”
2:16 p.m. – Rain is expected
The weather is cloudy this afternoon in Créteil, we are expecting a light rain which should not bother the players of the two teams in the game.