The context
Current prime numbers with 49 points, Stade Toulousain boast ten wins and are establishing themselves mid-season favorites for the top two places in the table, synonymous with direct access to the semi-finals. Victorious in the derby against castres (22-18), then a Clermont (13-32) For the first time since 2002, the Haut-Garonnais have not lost since November 27. It is therefore with full confidence that the The Rossoneri will arrive this weekend at Marcel Deflandre to try and score a shot against our Rochelais.
Opposite, our Gialloneri have regained a place on the podium and are placed third in the Top 14 at the dawn of the fifteenth day with 37 points. In winning with bonus in Perpignan last week (10-29), our Maritimes managed to pick up big points for the rest of the season. Even our Rochelais will want to rediscover the taste of victory in Deflandre after a bitter defeat against UBB during Boxing Day (8-12) e start 2023 in the best possible way against a favorite at Brenno!
At the state’
17. And the number of matches played by Romain Sazy against Stade Toulousain. A number that places him as the second line from La Rochelle that has faced the most Rouge et Noir under the Vincent Merling era (since 1991).
The last showdown
Rochelais and Toulousains clashed with Ernest Wallon on October 23 on behalf of the eighth day of the Top 14. A match that ended in a defeat of our gialloneri on the score of 26 to 17. We will remember from this confrontation the desire and the struggle imposed by the Maritimes despite more than 68 minutes played at fourteen and the tries scored by Brice Dulin and Rémi Picquette. On the Toulouse side, Thomas Ramos had scored all of his team’s points that evening.
Kick off
This fifteenth day of the championship will start at 21h05, this Saturday, at the Stade Marcel Deflandre. The match will be broadcast in full on Channel +. Thomas Charabas will be the match referee.
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