Although Baptiste Serin produced a great performance, he was unable to prevent the defeat of his team on the Michelin pitch. Gaël Fickou and Paul Boudehent were the great architects of their team’s success, respectively in Vannes and against Lyon. The Toulouse Blues did not prevent the Rouge et Noir from conceding a second consecutive defeat.
One month before the first test match in November, against Japan on the 9th, places are becoming more and more expensive and performances are closely scrutinized to win a selection.
His already seems to be acquired. Framework of the Galthié mandate, Gaël Fickou was one of the rare Ile-de-France members to survive in Brittany, scoring a crucial try in achieving the success of Racing in Vannes. At his side during the final matches of the 6 Nations Tournament last year, Nicolas Depoortere also stood out. Preserved last week during UBB’s historic victory at Ernest-Wallon, the French center marked its return with a new achievement, the first for Bordeaux-Bègles in a victory won by a close margin against Bayonne.
Captain of the last tour of the Blues, Baptiste Serin was in the oven and at the mill in the Clermont den, but could not prevent his team from falling in the final moments against the ASM, in a controversial end to the match. Despite this, the Toulon scrum half once again showed his full technical range with precious reliability against the poles.
In front of his audience, he also showed his full technical range, planting one try out of a carried ball and the other… Repositioned on the wing. Paul Boudehent was a real Swiss army knife for the Rochelais in the improved victory against Lou. This versatility could well be profitable for him to integrate the match sheets of the France team.
The Toulouse residents are disappointing, Carbo impresses
The Toulouse reaction was expected. After their first home defeat in two and a half yearsthe reigning French champions wanted to get back on the lawn of their rival from Castres. For the occasion, Ugo Mola had lined up a host of French internationals. But few have been able to show themselves in their best light. In fact, apart from Thomas Ramos convincing as usual, with a try up for grabs, the other internationals seemed down, as if physically worn out after a prolonged previous season.
Emmanuel New for example, apart from a big tackle on Mathieu Babillot, never knew how to put his team in the lead coming out shortly after the hour mark. Anthony Jelonch, back from a serious knee injury is still getting used to itshowing himself to be less dominant in defense. Symbol of the defeat in the Tarn, where the red and black melee was dominated, Dorian Aldegheri was penalized four times in a quarter of an hour, and logically received a yellow card.
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In difficulty since his arrival in the capital, Louis Carbonel on the other hand, showed himself in his best light against his former club Montpellier. Entering at the break, the opener brought all his dynamism to the Parisians and was at the origin of the first try for the Stade français. Coming off the bench, his teammate Rescue Macalou once again scored a try. Returned at the end of the meeting in Perpignan, Theo Attissogbe could not prevent the setback on the siren of the Pau Section.
