If the Toulouse have made the European semi-final, scheduled at home on 1is Next May against Bordeaux-Bègles, their short-term goal, they had also promised a competitive team for this derby in Castres. Despite a courageous performance, the Toulouse liners were ultimately unable to avoid a fourth defeat outside of the season, but still obtained a defensive bonus point that could be expensive when it comes to the accounts.
Deprived of their captain Yohan Huget, released on KO before the quarter of an hour of play, the Toulouse people first paid for their indiscipline (9-3, 22e ) before scoring the first try of the meeting through the young center Dimitri Delibes (10-9, 24e ). A short-term advantage: at the break, the CO was ahead thanks to a strong test from his center Vilimoni Botitu (14-10).
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Goal final stages for Castres
Between two teams who encountered difficulties in chaining when they had the ball, the match was chopped for a long time before the Castres seemed to gain the upper hand. First on a test from the center Thomas Combezou in strength then on another all in power from the third row Tylor Ardron (26-10, 61e ).
Two Castres yellow cards from Rory Kockott (71e ) then Dumora (76e ), then allowed Toulouse to revive at the end of the game thanks to Thibault Flament and Matthis Lebel, author of his thirteenth try of the season (26-22, 76e ). Not just.
With this fifth victory in six games, the sixth in a row at home, the Castres, on the other hand, confirm their regain of form and can continue to dream of the finals, they who have returned to one point from Toulon (7e ), in eighth place.
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