an exceptional duel of number ten for the Castres-Toulouse derby

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They are not the indisputable holders within their club in this position. Yet, Louis Le Brun et Thomas Ramos showed all their qualities as number ten on Saturday evening during the derby between Castres et Toulouse. A match which ultimately turned in favor of Tarnais, winner of its red and black neighbor (28-23).

This is the usual rear of the Toulouse Stadium who launched the hostilities with a try in the eighth minute of play. Very inspired in the first half, the French international scored fifteen points in the first act and displayed a 100% success rate against the posts. In the opposite camp, his counterpart was more timid with six points on the clock and a failure on penalties (2/3).

The first period for Thomas Ramos…

Thomas Ramos therefore seemed more energetic at the end of the first period, like his team which led at the break on the lawn of the CO (20-11). However, the good impressions changed sides upon returning from the locker room, like the dynamics of the game.

As he felt inspired minutes after successfully transforming, Le Brun tried his luck from more than fifty meters at the 53^And. If her penalty attempt did not reach the opposing posts, she pushed Blair Kinghorn to commit a forward and the young fly-half was able to seize his chance straight away by scoring the third Castres try.

…The second half and the match for Louis Le Brun

The advance taken by the CO thanks to his scorer this time was definitive to achieve a significant success against neighboring Toulouse (28-23). One try, eighteen points and 71% success against the posts (5/7) for Le Brun while Ramos has one attempt, eighteen points but 100% success (5/5).

If the Olympian number ten wants to reassure himself in addition to victory, he can look at the individual statistics and appreciate that he made more tackles, that he broke more and that he made more runs with the ball than its red and black counterpart despite a super successful 50-22 in the second half. As the final score demonstrates, it is therefore indeed the Castrais who won by a short head.

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