Zapping World Fifteen Shield of Brenno, XV of the Rose, World Cup 2023…
From the beginning of the match the pace is very high and the two formations engage in a hellish duel. In the 3rd minute, Melvyn Jaminet opened the scoring for Toulouse after a foul by Louis Le Brun on Lucas Tauzin (3-0). Bad evening for the young Le Brun, who will have to give up his seat after being hit in the shoulder.
Ball possession is to the advantage of Castres in the first twenty minutes, who keep up with Toulouse, rather imprecise at the start of the match. The Castres Olympique defense manages to hold on and thwart the locals in their initiatives.
Around half an hour, Melvyn Jaminet had the opportunity to pass three more points but his shot went under the crossbar. However Julien Dumora, recovering this ball, then engages an attacker, who offers an excellent scrum in front of the posts of the CO. But the Castres defense, admirable in this time, rejects Toulouse who commits an attacker.
On 35′ Melvun Jaminet recovers with a penalty that passes, this time, and punishes the CO defenders (6-0). But Tarnais responded immediately with a foul by Toulouse on the expulsion (6-3). And it is on this very small score that the two teams return to the locker room, at the end of a dense first half, where we would have seen a lot of fighting.
to summarise
Stade Toulousain and Castres Olympique meet at the Stadium this Friday evening for the derby. And at the end of a first half full of struggle, it is the Tolosains who lead with a very tight score against the CO.
