La Rochelle hosts Toulouse this Saturday evening on the occasion of the 14th day of the Top 14 in a clash between two top names in French rugby. Follow the match live.
9:30 p.m. – A missed opportunity! (22')
It went very quickly on the part of the Maritimes but the Toulouse residents made a big defensive effort and were rewarded after a mistake by La Rochelle.
21:28 – Delpy unlocks the Toulouse counter (19')
On an off-center penalty, Delpy takes charge of transforming and launches the Toulouse in this La Rochelle – Toulouse.
21:25 – The Maritimes dominate (18')
This start of La Rochelle – Toulouse leans quite heavily in favor of the Rochelais who take advantage of the lack of automatisms in the opposing team.
21:24 – West does not convert (15')
It doesn't work for the New Zealander who misses the transformation. The Maritimes therefore lead 5-0 in this La Rochelle – Toulouse.
21:22 – Latu takes advantage of an opposing error!! (14')
The first test of this La Rochelle – Toulouse is signed Latu! After a blocked clearance, Latu is served and flattened. The Maritimes opened the scoring.
21:20 – Toulouse did not give in (12')
And here is the first thrill around the Toulouse goal. The red and black defense held and the La Rochelle foot play did not end up succeeding and the referee returned to the advantage following a Toulouse foul. The danger has not yet been completely repelled by Ugo Mola's players.
21:18 – Hand fault (10')
Épée misses his ball catch on this long kick into the opposing 22. This provides an interesting scrimmage for the Maritimes. The opportunity to create the first danger in this La Rochelle – Toulouse.
21:16 – Some errors (8')
This La Rochelle – Toulouse starts quite timidly with a La Rochelle team which has a series of inaccuracies. Despite everything, the Toulouse residents fail to appear dangerous.
9:15 p.m. – A first scrum (7')
The Rochelais are guilty of a mistake and Luc Ramos whistles the first closed scrum of this La Rochelle – Toulouse.
21:13 – A loose clearance (5')
Daroque wants to restart far but his kick is slightly unscrewed and La Rochelle recovers a touch in the Toulouse half of the field.
21:12 – Toulouse still penalized (4')
The Rouge et Noir are still penalized in midfield and La Rochelle can get closer to the opposing goal with a penalty.
21:11 – A missed transmission (3')
Nowell misses a rather easy pass and the ball returns to Toulouse's hands.
21:09 – A first whistle (2')
Luc Ramos whistles for the first time of the evening in this La Rochelle – Toulouse after a ball kept on the ground by Elias.
9:09 p.m. – Here we go!
Luc Ramos kicks off this La Rochelle – Toulouse! The Maritimes will try to revive themselves against a Toulouse team which wants to regain first place in the Top 14 despite a big turnover.
21:01 – L’ambiance monte !
Less than five minutes from the kick-off of this La Rochelle – Toulouse, the atmosphere is rising at Marcel Deflandre. The two teams are preparing to return to the pitch at La Rochelle.
20:54 – A 100th in a row
The atmosphere at Marcel Deflandre will be very good this evening for this La Rochelle – Toulouse. For the 100th time in a row, the Rochelais lair is full.
20:47 – Two shocks next week
This La Rochelle – Toulouse precedes a European Cup match for the two teams. The Maritimes will host Leinster on January 12 at 4:15 p.m. for a repeat of the last two Champions Cup finals. As for the Rouge et Noir, they will head to South Africa to face the Sharks.
20:40 – Prolific confrontations
In general, La Rochelle – Toulouse are very lively. The last three confrontations have been fireworks. During the first leg match in Toulouse, the Rouge et Noir won 35-27. They had already won with a score of 39-23 in the previous match. On June 2, 2024, the two teams parted with a score of parity (31-31).
20:33 – The situation in the rankings
Before this La Rochelle – Toulouse, the Toulouse residents lost a place. Indeed, before the 14th day of the Top 14, Toulouse lost first place after the large victory of Bordeaux-Bègles on the pitch of the Stade Français earlier in the day (46-19). Opposite, the Maritimes only occupy 7th place and also lost a place to Montpellier who brilliantly won against Bayonne this afternoon (42-10).
20:26 – The great series from Toulouse
If the dynamic is rather negative for La Rochelle, Toulouse, on the contrary, is doing very well and has not lost a match since November 3 and a defeat on the lawn of Aviron Bayonnais (8-12). The young Toulouse residents will have a lot to do this evening to continue this series of invincibility.
20:19 – La Rochelle must get up again
Before this La Rochelle – Toulouse, the Maritimes experienced a setback on the lawn of Perpignan during the last day of Top 14 (13-21). This defeat broke a series of three consecutive victories in all competitions.
20:12 – Team compositions
Here is a reminder of the team compositions of this La Rochelle – Toulouse. The Maritimes bring out the heavy artillery to try to get the best of the leaders of the Top 14. The Rochelais starting XV: 15. Dulin; 14. Nowell, 13. Seuteni, 12. Favre, 11. Leyds; 10. West, 9. Kerr-Barlow; 7. Jegou, 8. Alldritt (cap.), 6. Boudehent; 5. Dillane, 4. Cancoriet; 3. Atonio, 2. Latu, 1. Wardi.
And here is the composition of Toulouse who focused on youth with a large turnover: 15. Alary; 14. Épée, 13. Vignères, 12. Costes, 11. Pouzelgues; 10. Delpy, 9. Daroque; 7. Brennan, 8. T. Ntamack, 6. Banos; 5. Vergé, 4. Elias; 3. Hawkes, 2. Lacombre, 1. Baille (cap.)
20:05 – Good evening everyone
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