Rugby – Top 14: Stade Toulousain atomizes Bordeaux-Bègles in the final in Marseille (59-3)

Quite a symbol. At the very start of the match, it was maestro Antoine Dupont who came to crush the ball behind the UBB goal line. Dupont, the best player in the world, playing master of the best team in the world. Dupont set the tone for a one-way encounter.

Little jump in time. Bis repeated in the 23rd minute, for a masterpiece. On a touchline, the Toulouse team created a fabulous combination: Mauvaka played blindly inside for Mallia, who passed to Dupont. From a school overcoat, the new one was on trial! Olé!

In the meantime, Bordeaux-Bègles had been penalised, Tatafu leaving his team for ten minutes after a high tackle, Ramos had scored a penalty and Mauvaka, still for Stade Toulousain, had given his all to score a try in the corner. Half-time: 22-3 for Toulouse.

Jalibert, a failed bet

And it could have been worse, since Mauvaka, in the 40th minute, thought he had scored his second personal try before Mr Cayre noticed that the New Caledonian native had not in fact touched down. In the first half, there was only one team on the pitch: Toulouse.

For the UBB, Lucu, Jalibert – inevitably diminished by his hamstring injury – appeared helpless. At the start of the second half, the metronome Ramos increased the score with a penalty for Toulouse: 25-3. Implacably, the Brennus was approaching Haute-Garonne. Bordeaux-Bègles was very clearly lacking in fuel. At the same time, against Toulouse, it’s difficult to fuel…

In the 54th minute, Jalibert left the field, asphyxiated. The Girondins’ gamble had failed. Lucu went through to open the game… On the Bordeaux side, nothing was going well. You could feel the weight of an interminable season weighing on the shoulders of Penaud and his teammates. And Ramos crucified the Girondins in the 63rd minute with a furious try. A correction. Marchand added another layer: 35-3. Kinghorn got involved: 42-3. The final was more than over. Especially since Ramos scored a seventh try. Ainu’u imitated him for an eighth try. Capuozzo a ninth. No more…

Stade Toulousain put the UBB on blast this Friday evening and won a new French championship title.

Datasheet

Toulouse 59 UBB 3

Marseille (Orange Vélodrome)
Half-time: 22-3.
Arbitre : M. Cayre.
67,000 spectators.
For the Toulouse Stadium: 9 tries Dupont (6, 23), Mauvaka (20), Ramos (63, 74), Marchand (67), Kinghorn (69), Ainu’u (78), Capuozzo (80), 2 penalties Ramos (13, 43), 4 transformations Ramos (6, 23), Kinghorn (69, 78).
For Bordeaux-Bègles: 1 penalty Lucu (10).
Yellow card: at UBB Tatafu (7)
STADE TOULOUSAIN : Neti, Mauvaka, Aldegheri – Arnold, Flament – ​​Cros, Willis, Roumat – (m) Dupont (cap.), (o) Ntamack – Kinghorn, Ahki, Chocobares, Mallia – Ramos.
Substitutes: Marchand, Ainu’u, Vergé, Brennan, Graou, Capuozzo, Costes, Merkler.
UBB : Poirot, Lamothe, Tameifuna – Cazeaux, Coleman – Vergnes, Tatafu, Diaby – (m) Lucu (cap.), (o) Jalibert – Bielle-Biarrey, Moeffana, Depoortere, Penaud – Buros.
Substitutes: Meynadier, Boniface, Douglas, Bochaton, Samu, Abadie, Uberti, Taufa.