This is the kind of rare victory because it leaves the winners a taste of unfinished on the tip of the language. In Mayol, Sunday evening, at the end of the 25th and penultimate day of Top 14, the RCT (3rd) hoped to delight 2nd place, directly qualifying for the final stages, to its opponent Bordelo-Béglais.
If he did 99 % of the work by winning (27-10), he missed a final try. The 4th, synonymous with offensive bonus, of improved success, which would have enabled him to eject the UBB of the Dauphin Strapontin.
Frustrating for the troops of Pierre Mignoni who had returned from a completely failed start to the match, weighed down by a slew of approximation that did not fail to exploit the players of the UBB of a then lethal precision. The opening half of Joey Carbery first validated a penalty to open the score (0-3, 4th), before the three-quarter Center Rohan Janse Van Rensburg spoke by throwing himself on a badly adjusted pass between Hervé and Jaminet (0-10, 5th).
Toulonnais had taken the whole peps of Baptiste Serin associated with the glance of Melvyn Jaminet, the speed of speed and the wriggling supports of Jiuta Wainiqolo (author of a double, 14th, 24th), to return the match and revive the stands of Mayol (20-10, 25th). The hope of an improved victory, born from the test of Leicester Fainga’anuku in the 74th minute, will remain unfulfilled with a final Bordeaux counter-Ruck.
Victory and new record for Toulouse
Insured to finish at least in 3rd place, the teammates of Baptiste Serin will try to prevail over the lawn of Jean-Dauger in Bayonne, crossing their fingers for a faux step (unlikely) of the champion d’Europe Facing Vannes.
Note that a little earlier, the Toulouse stadium had consolidated its place as undisputed leader by winning against Lyon. Beating in passing the record of points registered by a team in a top 14 season by exceeding 830 units registered by Clermont-Ferrand in 2021. The new brand being established at 856 points before the last day.
The men of Ugo Mola had already broken the record for the number of tests marked in Top 14 during the defeat against Racing 92 (37-35), exceeding the 103 trials that they had themselves marked in 2023-2024.
