Stade Toulousain outclasses Bordeaux (59-3) and wins its 23rd French championship title

Stade Toulousain outclasses Bordeaux (59-3) and wins its 23rd French championship title
Stade Toulousain outclasses Bordeaux (59-3) and wins its 23rd French championship title

Stade Toulousain has been crowned champion of France for the 23rd time in its history after its big victory against Union Bordeaux-Bègles (59-3) and has achieved the Championship-European Cup double.

A real humiliation to end the season. In a burning Vélodrome stadium, host of this Top 14 final, the Stade Toulousain of Antoine Dupont and Romain Ntamack put on a demonstration by leaving no chance to Union Bordeaux-Bègles (59-3).

From the kick-off of the match, the “Red and Black” showed that they were present with three tries scored by Antoine Dupont (6′ and 23′) and Peato Mauvaka (20′). Opposite, the players of Union Bordeaux-Bègles could only respond with a penalty converted by Maxime Lucu (11′), preventing the Bordeaux team from going into the locker room without a single point scored (22-3).

An exceptional season for Stade Toulouse

The second period was just a long journey for the Bordelais, who did not score a single point. On the other hand, Antoine Dupont’s gang had fun with 6 tries scored by Thomas Ramos (64′ and 74′), Julien Marchand (67′), Blair Kinghorn (70′), David Ainu’u (79′), and Ange Capuozzo (80+2′), author of a try when Toulouse could have ended the match by kicking into touch (59-3).

With a near-perfect match, Stade Toulousain broke several records, including that of the biggest victory in a Top 14 final, with a 56-point difference. But above all, Ugo Mola’s team achieved a historic Championship-European Cup double, just over a month after a victory against the Irish team Leinster (31-22).

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