After two improved victories in the Champions Cup, Stade Toulousain travels this Saturday afternoon to the pitch of the Siya Kolisi Sharks, in Durban, South Africa. Follow the match live.
16:16 – Entrance of the players
The players in the match enter the pitch at Kings Park Stadium.
16:15 – An arrival in song
As they leave the locker room, the Sharks players sing a song, led by Siya Kolisi.
16:10 – Second confrontation
In history, the two teams have faced each other once. On April 8, 2023, Toulouse won at home (54-20), with 29 points. Thomas Ramos.
16:05 – The refereeing body
For this Champions Cup poster, the Englishman Luke Pearce will be on the whistle.
4:00 p.m. – Ranking update
Fifteen minutes before kick-off, here is the ranking of group 1 of the Champions Cup :
Stade Toulousain: 10 points Bordeaux-Bègles: 10 points Leicester Tigers : 6 points Sharks : 5 points Exeter Chiefs : 0 point Ulster : 0 point15:55 – Clear objective!
This afternoon, Ugo Mola and his men have only one objective: to leave the southern hemisphere and Durban with five points in their pocket. The people of Toulouse will then be able to keep the head of their group, coveted by the UBB of Louis Bielle-Biarrey.
3:50 p.m. – How to follow the poster in streaming?
If you want to watch the Champions Cup match between the Sharks and Toulouse on your computer, smartphone or tablet, you will need to purchase a subscription on MyCanal or on the BeIN Sports website. You can also create an account on France.tv.
3:45 p.m. – On which channel to watch Sharks – Toulouse?
Holder of the TV rights to the Champions Cup, BeIN Sports 3 will broadcast the meeting between the Sharks and Stade Toulousain. France 2 will also broadcast the poster in clear text.
15:40 – A shock in sight
This Saturday afternoon, the Toulouse team will travel to South Africa for the first time and will face the Sharks and their major players in South African rugby. Ugo Mola did not fail to emphasize this at a press conference: “He is the champion of the European Challenge against the champion of the Champions Cup. So, obviously, all the criteria are brought to the paroxysm of high intensity, volume , confrontation, duels Obviously we want to see what the Etzebeths will give against Meafou-Flament, the Kolisis against Cros, the Duponts against Williams… There will be lots of duels, lots of. confrontations, full of oppositions also of styles in terms of rugby Frankly, as a coach, it is exciting to prepare, we tried to do it accordingly The squad of Stade Toulousain, its youth and its training. have made it possible to bring here a team that we consider competitive. We have been criticized a little: why go with this squad to South Africa? initiatory path which is the “Ours is to go through Durban, to go through this confrontation.”
3:35 p.m. – Special preparation
While they prepared for this meeting behind closed doors, the people of Toulouse went through Cape Town to meditate in all modesty, where Medhi Narjissi disappeared last summer. Furthermore, the players and staff have experienced numerous climatic changes as confirmed by Ugo Mola at a press conference: “Between the journey of travel, journeys, adaptation, change of weather, changes of hotel, the weather adaptation, we went through almost three totally different days, we had 30 degrees with buckets of water during our first training, the next day it was a lot of humidity… I don’t know in what state will the weather be on the day of match, but what is certain is that we have already experienced quite a few adaptations on a physiological and rugby level.”
3:30 p.m. – The Sharks XV!
While South African legend Eben Etzebeth is out, Siya Kolisi will guide his team to create the feat against Stade Toulousain. Here is the Sharks XV to challenge Stade Toulousain: 15. Kunene; 14. Penxe, 13. Hooker, 12. Venter, 11. Mapimpi; 10. Jo. Hendrikse, 9. Ja. Hendrikse; 8. Kolisi, 7. M.Tshituka, 6. Buthelezi; 5. Jenkins, 4. Rahl; 3. Koch, 2. Mbonambi, 1. Nche.
3:25 p.m. – The Toulouse composition!
For this meeting against the Sharks, Ugo Mola can count on his executives. Here is the XV lined up by Stade Toulousain at kick-off: 15. Ramos; 14. Kinghorn, 13. Barassi, 12. Chocobares, 11.Lebel; 10. R.Ntamack, 9. Dupont; 8. Willis, 7. Jelonch, 6. Cros; 5. Meafou, 4. Flament; 3. Aldegheri, 2. Mauvaka, 1. Neti.
3:20 p.m. – Idyllic beginnings
Two matches and two big victories! During the first two days of the Champions Cup, Stade Toulousain literally took a walk at home against Ulster (61-21) before correcting Exeter (21-64). As for the Sharks, the start was mixed with a success against Exeter (39-21) and a heavy defeat at Leicester (56-17).
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