In a one-sided encounter, Stade Toulousain won this Saturday evening at home against ASM (48-14).
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Confusing Toulouse wingers
Whether it was Capuozzo or Delibes, the Toulouse wingers were the dynamism of the match in the first period. Their repeated breakthroughs were proved right throughout the match by the Clermont defense which was not airtight enough. The Italian international was the first to unlock the lock for his team and was part of the celebration throughout the match with two assists for Antoine Dupont. By adding five crossings and eight defenders beaten, Ange Capuozzo should be considered one of the men of the match. But that could only happen if he didn’t have a UFO as a teammate.
Aren’t you happy? Triple
Superlatives will begin to run out to describe what a great player Antoine Dupont is. The Stade Toulousain scrum half made his return to the rugby union fields three and a half months after his last match in the last Top 14 final. Even as a substitute, the 27-year-old achieved the feat to score a try in nine minutes and putting his team into orbit in the second half. In a frenzied Ernest-Wallon stadium, Antoine Dupont lit up the city of Toulouse by reminding us why he is an essential player for the red and black squad. Simply monstrous.
A very enjoyable offensive festival
If the start of the match suggested a close match between the two teams, the bolts quickly blew after Ange Capuozzo’s first try before the half-hour mark. In total, eight tries in a very pleasant match to follow with beautiful play and a Toulouse who has rediscovered his particular hand game. A real pleasure for the eyes.
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Ntamack’s injury
Finally left alone by injuries after a year 2023-2024 to forget, Romain Ntamack was forced to leave just before returning to the locker room for calf pain. According to information from Canal+it appears to be a calf muscle injury that shouldn’t sideline him for too long. Good news a few weeks before the autumn tour and four months before the Six Nations Tournament. As a reminder, Romain Ntamack has not worn the blue jersey since August 2023 and his cruciate ligament injury.
Clermont’s indiscipline
Impossible to win against Toulouse by only defending. The observation of Etienne Falgoux at the microphone of Canal+ is relentless and realistic. By wanting to defend too much, Clermont caught the tide by conceding 18 penalties and missing 36 tackles. As a result, ASM conceded 114 points in three away matches and won none. Results too insufficient for Christophe Urios’s team to hope to finish in the top 6 at the end of the season. We will have to show another face to avoid suffering a shipwreck like the one this evening.
