L’experience has spoken, and it has not given any gifts. Friday, June 28 in the evening, was the big day for Union Bordeaux-Bègles (UBB): the Girondin club reached the final of the Top 14, the French rugby championship, for the first time in its history. Facing them, the Toulouse ogre, with its 23 Brennus shields (the reward awarded to the victorious team of the Top 14) and its victory, last May, in the Champions Cup. Suffice to say that the task promised to be complex against Antoine Dupont’s teammates.
But at the Orange Vélodrome in Marseille, the suspense quickly came to an end. Stade Toulouse did not come to make up the numbers, it left only crumbs for its opponents. Three, to be exact. Three small points to Damien Penaud’s partners, who could never hope to fight against the armada of an untouchable team. Quickly trailing after an incursion from Antoine Dupont (7-0), Yannick Bru’s men reduced the score after ten minutes (7-3). These will be the only points the team will score during the entire match.
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A new record
Best in the offensive sector, the Toulouse warriors thus scored a whopping nine tries, including two from the prodigy Antoine Dupont. A collective demonstration that lasted the entire match, and that Stade Toulousain controlled from start to finish without being worried. Nine tries […] Read more
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