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Lies, damn lies and statistics.
It has been said for a while now that the current group of players at Stade Toulousain is special. They demonstrated that again on Saturday night with a dominant defensive display in the first half, which meant that for all the possession and territory which Montpellier had, there wasn’t enough go forward, and there was…
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From the sublime to…something else.
Two very different Top 14 semi-finals this weekend. Friday night saw a Toulousain masterclass against a Racing team who were simply unable to get into the game. Maybe after last week’s long trip to Pau, another big journey into the deep south of the country to Montpellier was too much. In contrast, Toulouse looked fresh,…
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A game of two (scrum) halves…
What a weekend of French rugby. If you watched my reel last Friday at the_toulousain_rugby on Instagram, you will know that I was going for victories for Pau, Perpignan and La Rochelle. So let’s get that out of the way right away. Perpignan’s experience, nous, Top 14 savvy, whatever you wish to call it, took…