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A few days after Stade Toulousain’s victory over Harlequins in the Champions Cup semi-final, South African center André Esterhuizen returned to one of the facts of the match, involving Thomas Ramos.
André Esterhuizen is not about to forget Thomas Ramos. After his elimination by Stade Toulousain in the semi-final of the Champions Cup, the Harlequins center returned to one of the facts of the match, which sealed the red and black victory, when the Stade back managed to return a penalty after pushing Joe Marler to his limits. While the foul had been whistled against the Toulouse residents, the English pillar had hit Ramos on the back of the head and was penalized.
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Speaking to the Ball Carrier podcast, Esterhuizen explained: “There were three minutes left to play, it was a crucial moment. If we took a touch and scored on a maul, we would still have been alive and we would have had a minute to go. score another. We’re one of the only teams, along with Bristol, who can do it. But some players get in your head to frustrate you certainly wasn’t the smartest thing to do.
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André Esterhuizen already knew what to expect after the group match between Toulouse and Harlequins, during which Ramos clashed with Marcus Smith: “He got the better of him” commented the South African center. “He talked to him to get him out of his match, he grabbed him and held him.” And Esterhuizen is categorical: “He’s the most annoying guy I’ve ever come across on the pitch.”
