Mercilessly in the face of overwhelmed Rochelais, Stade Toulousain rolled out 60 to 14 this Sunday evening, at the end of the 13th day of the Top 14. Thanks to this victory, Toulouse took the lead in the championship.
Put under pressure a little earlier in the day after Pau’s victory against Montpellier, Toulouse had the opportunity to strike a big blow this Sunday evening, at the end of the 13th day of the Top 14 with the reception of La Rochelle on the occasion of this shock of this day. Without complexes, the Rochelais lit the first fuse through Niniashvili, author of the first try of the match (5th), transformed by Hastoy.
Quickly ahead on the scoreboard, La Rochelle did not have time to take advantage of its short lead. The Blacks and Yellows subsequently suffered a real storm from the euphoric Toulouse residents. Marchand (14th) then Capuozzo (16th) put Toulouse in front before the first period turned into a recital after new tries from Ntamack (25th) and two tries from Dupont (34th and 38th). 36-7 for Toulouse at the break against a completely overwhelmed Rochelais.
Toulouse played in the second half
Largely in the lead after the first forty minutes of play in this game, Toulouse did not give up after returning from the locker room, starting at the same pace. Roumat (45th), Thomas twice (59th and 68th) and Banos (76th) ended up completing the great success of the Stadistes with a score of 60 to 14. The honorary try from Le Garrec (67th) in the last quarter of an hour of play will not change anything in a one-sided encounter.
Thanks to this improved victory, Stade Toulousains signs a fifth success in a row in the championship and takes the lead of the championship by a small point in front of the Section Paloise which follows the pace of the French champions, autumn champion at the same time. For its part, La Rochelle suffered a fourth defeat in five league matches and is in 10th place in the Top 14, just 3 points behind Bayonne (6th), synonymous with qualification for the play-offs at the end of the season.
