REPLAY. Stade Toulousain-Stade Français: without Antoine Dupont, Toulouse wins after a great duel and takes the lead in the Top 14! Relive the match
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In front of their stadium audience, the Toulouse rugby players intended to win against the Parisians in difficulty this Sunday, December 29, at the end of the 13th day of Top 14. A meeting for which Antoine Dupont, announced as the starter, was ultimately withdrawn . Mission accomplished: the “red and black” won 38-23.
All the ingredients were there for a festive evening. But watch out for the unpleasant surprise… This Sunday, December 29, the rugby players from Stade Toulousain hosted those from Stade Français, at the Toulouse Stadium, in the closing match of the 13th day of Top 14.
- Antoine Dupont, announced as the starter on Saturday 28, was finally withdrawn: ill, the star player returned from a few days of vacation in New York and has not played with Toulouse since December 15; Paul Graou replaces him in the scrum,
- Several other star players were, however, starting and returning: Romain Ntamack, Thomas Ramos, François Cros and Julien Marchand,
- From Haut-Garonnais who, if they won with the bonus, would take the reins of the Top 14 ranking, they occupied second place at kick-off, 4 points behind Bordeaux-Bègles,
- The Parisians were 11th and remained on a success against Perpignan, a victory which ended a series of 3 defeats in a row in all competitions.
