In recent days, French Rugby has been torn apart by the behavior of Tolu Latu, during the clash between Stade Toulousain and La Rochelle (22-19). The La Rochelle hooker was guilty of a dangerous clearance on Toulouse scrum-half Simon Daroque, which provoked strong reactions, notably from Antoine Dupont.
From best player in the world to opinion leader? It only took a few wordsAntoine Dupont on social networks, to launch huge debates around the arbitration of the meeting between the La Rochelle and the Toulouse Stadium. The French star has indeed pointed out certain decisions of Luc Ramos and everyone saw it as a barely disguised allusion to the disputed action between Third Day et Simon Daroque. The first received a yellow card for a dangerous clearance on the young Toulouse scrum-half, who ultimately came off injured.
“The gesture is ugly”
Within the Toulouse Stadiumwe were obviously on the same wavelength as Antoine Dupont. “ The gesture is ugly. In this type of situation, the player cannot protect himself, you do not see the opponent coming, you cannot cover yourself, deflect the impact, put the arm or anything » estimates a source within the Toulouse staff, according to Rugby Rama. « The principle of rugby is that between the tackler and the tackled, each has a chance of winning the collision. Then the best takes over. There, Simon (Daroque) has no chance, he is completely delivered. It’s annoying ».
Tolu Latu suspended for three weeks
Faced with the noise around this match event, the hooker of the Stade Rochelais was summoned this Wednesday by the disciplinary committee. And his yellow card would have been red! According to information from RMC Sport, Third Day should be suspended for three weeks for its clearance on Daroque. During a videoconference he would have admitted his fault and apologized, which would have pushed the decision-makers to reduce a sanction which could have been much heavier, especially given his past record.
