Toulon, despite its inaccuracies, won in extremis against Castres (30-28) in a prolific encounter… Discover the highs and lows of the match.
TOPS
Offensive festival in Mayol
A real offensive festival at Mayol with six tries in a match full of twists and turns, including three in each period. Castres first gave the locals a great lesson in realism with two tries from Baget (07′) and Papali’i (39′), to which Villière responded (25′) for Toulon. The second period continued at the same pace with a try from Fernandez (43′) right at the start for Castres and two from Serin (56′) and Tuicuvu (79′) for Toulon at the very end of the match. 58 points scored in total in a spectacular match.
Serin sounds the revolt
When Toulouse had their backs to the wall, Baptiste Serin sounded the revolt to put his team back in the lead, then trailing 25-13. With a perfect combination at the back of the line, Serin feinted his pass to dive just behind the line and sound the revolt. A try that completely changed the match and galvanized his partners.
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FLOPS
Castres too feverish
Often 14 against 15, Castres paid for its nervousness at the end of the match. A simple figure to illustrate it: 19. This is the number of penalties conceded by Jeremy Davidson’s team. Chilachava (62′) then Maravat (78′) left their team in a disadvantage for precious minutes. Absences that allowed Toulon to catch up and move ahead. Castres will be able to regret its indiscipline.
Toulon still imprecise
The end of the match full of panache does not erase the many wastes in the Toulon game. In the first half, despite a clear domination, the RCT was behind in the score because of a lack of efficiency in the last meters. Imprecise in touch and in the transmissions, errors to correct for their next meeting on the pitch of the Stade Français.
