Champions Cup – The angel Capuozzo with his head in the stars, the backhoe loader Jack Willis… Notes from Toulouse – Leicester

The tops:

It was undoubtedly a match for the wingers, Ange Capuozzo almost made it easy, lighting up each of the balls he touched. Receiving a magnificent cross from Dupont, he eliminated the defense with a school top before passing to Delibes for the try. Masterful!

After this offering he had to offer himself his own test. He does it on a breakthrough in the center of the field. He breaks through the Leicester defense and humiliates poor Handré Pollard. After the break he tumbles onto his wing and leaves Jamie Shillocock on his butt. Without a slightly teasing rebound on a pass to Ntamack's foot, he could even have scored a hat-trick. Not content with painting them, the Italian also creates masterpieces on the meadow. Hats off to the artist!

The opener was keen to set the record straight. It’s done, at the best of times and in the best of ways. Of course, he will undoubtedly find a little tougher opposition in Ireland or England but he has shown that he has fire in his legs.

Several times, he breaks through to the center of the field before always serving his teammates well. The first time, it's his partner in the hinge that he finds in the rhythm. The second, his little kick for Capuozzo could well have hit the mark. More generally, he led his line perfectly and even caught a shot from an English offensive at the end of the first period. The class.

You might think that its place in the category is now automatic. But the scrum half does everything to get there weekend after weekend. Against the English, he once again showed the extent of his technical palette. Obviously excellent in animation, he is capable of great passes after contact, or with the foot. But also to advance 30 meters with an army of Englishmen on their backs. Did you say “super-Toto”?

Supporting Ramos to score the first try, then Ntamack ahead of one of the many following ones. The changes pass, but Dupont keeps his seat at Place Beauvau.

If the three-quarters were able to shine so much it is above all because the pack cleaned up in front. Like the incredible performance of the second international line Thibaud Flament – ​​Emmanuel Meafou. But in his characteristic most Toulouse style of the English did harm to his compatriots.

In the first half, every time Mickael Cheika's men tried to attack they came across a stone named Willis. In the first forty minutes alone he scratches three hot balls and allows his team to free themselves. After the break it was once again one of his recoveries which was at the origin of Capuozzo's try. He finished his match with 9 tackles and above all 0 missed. Like all of his teammates, he is more than comfortable on the other side of the field.