the Tarn third line bulldozed, Aldegheri terrible, the Red and Black cursed in the Tarn… The tops and the flops

TOPS

The third Tarn line by bulldozer

Baptiste Delaporte, Abraham Papali’i and captain Mathieu Babillot delivered a very intense match. The three Castres strong men signed respectively 11, 8, and 9 tackles during the meeting. New Zealander Papali’i also finished the match with a total of 7 defenders beaten. The third line of Castres Olympique tormented Stade Toulousain and resonated as the determining element in the result of this derby.

Louis Le Brun has adjusted the sights

The Castres fly-half scored 13 points in this match and only missed one kick on Saturday evening. His very good performance and his success at the foot were highlighted by his try scored in the 55th minute of play. One of the big players in this meeting who confirms his importance in the Tarn XV as the seasons progress.

The life-saving rescue of Pierre-Louis Barassi

Despite the Toulouse defeat, we can remember the saving return of Pierre-Louis Barassi on Jack Goodhue in the 46th minute of play. An action and a masterful save from the Haut-Garonnais center, returning from injury, which prevented Castres Olympique from score a new try at this point in the match.

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FLOPS

The terrible entrance of Dorian Aldegheri

This is an entry that (already) has its place among the worst bench outings of the season. In terms of disastrous replacement, the Toulouse pillar did (very) well. Coming into play in the 50th minute of play in place of Joel Merkler, Dorian Aldegheri suffered the deplorable record of three penalties conceded, half of his tackles missed, all punctuated by a yellow card (67th) which greatly penalized his teammates …All in just…seven tiny minutes. Hat. An evening that will (clearly) not go down in history for the French international.

Toulouse harmless in the second half

Ugo Mola’s men only scored three tiny points in the second act. If Thomas Ramos, author of a good match, had not passed the penalty in the 78th minute of play, Stade Toulousain would have been fanny for the last 45 minutes. Symptomatic of a complicated second half where the Rouge et Noir were powerless, overthrown by the intensity of Castres.

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The cursed stadium in the Tarn

5 years… The Haut-Garonnais have not won in Castres since April 2019. An eternity for the reigning French and European Champions. The Red and Black will not lift the curse this season. With this new second consecutive setback, the Stadium could be ejected from the podium in the event of an improved victory for Clermont or a simple success for Toulon. The two teams face each other at the end of the 5th day of the Top 14 on Sunday evening (9:05 p.m.). A meeting that you can follow live with commentary on our site.