Stade Toulousain has fallen from heights. Authors of a double last season, the Rouge et Noir seemed to start on the same basis with three victories in as many days, including two away. All the lights were green when we hosted Union Bordeaux-Bègles last Sunday. Despite a mixed team, the Girondins managed to bring down Ugo Mola’s men on their pitch, a first in more than two years. So obviously, the time has come to question Matthis Lebel: “What stands out is that Bordeaux arrived with the desire to redeem themselves from the final. We didn’t want to stay on that but we weren’t able to respond to what they offered us. I found them very effective, but not us, summed up the winger in comments reported by Rugbyrama. We were moved in the contact phases so it never feels good to lose, but once again it brought us face to face with our reality. The Top 14 is tough, and if you don’t put all the ingredients in it won’t work. We deluded ourselves about the first three days which gave us results on an accounting level, but these did not reflect reality. Against teams against Bordeaux, this does not work. We got back to work, without turning our heads upside down. »
“We burned a joker”
What better way to bounce back than a derby on the Castres pitch this Saturday evening? For Lebel, this defeat against UBB should allow Toulouse to re-mobilize: “It’s never pleasant to lose at home, in front of your audience, and even more so against a direct competitor. On the other hand, it brings us face to face with our reality and shows us that the other teams are working hard too. There, we blew a real joker at home and those count for a lot. We risk running behind these four points for the rest of the season, although I don’t hope so. » A victory at rival Castres could soften this defeat.
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To summarize
Matthis Lebel spoke after the defeat against Union Bordeaux-Bègles. The Stade Toulousain winger believes that this defeat should allow the group to question itself before the trip to Castres.
