Less Rouge et Noir were far too strong! At the end of a one-sided Top 14 final against Bordeaux-Bègles (59-3), Friday in Marseille, Stade Toulousain, already crowned in the Champions Cup last month, won its 23rd Bouclier de Brennus. This is the third European Cup-championship double in its history after 1996 and 2021.
Stade Toulouse humiliated Bordeaux-Bègles (59-3) in the Top 14 final, Friday June 28, at the Vélodrome stadium in Marseille, to win the 23rd French championship title in its history, the second in a row and a third Cup double of Europe/Championship.
Nine tries to zero and the biggest gap in the history of the finals. Toulouse did more than just recite its lesson, wrapping up the match from the first minutes to always lead the score and above all take control of the game.
They proved that they were more than just a great club with a unique track record, a golden generation, made to win and set to last.
Faced with a clinical, pragmatic Toulouse team, much more precise, quicker and disciplined than their opponents, Maxime Lucu’s teammates defended furiously, tried and tried to play their rugby, but the Red and Blacks were far too strong.
On the bench, as the minutes ticked away towards the final whistle, the Bordelo-Bèglais seemed stunned, unable to believe it, as if struck by lightning.
Their coach Yannick Bru had warned on Thursday that a final must be played for, not considered lucky to have taken part in it and above all “not to be spectators”.
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