Last act of the Top 14 without history, highest gap ever. The blue winger closes the score with a feat
Lo Stade Toulosain he graduates sample Of France for the twenty-third dominating in Marseille theUnion Bègles Bordeaux by 59-3, largest margin ever in a final Top14. The blue three-quarters Ange Capuozzo wins the title for the first time and, taking over the finale, scores the most spectacular try of his team’s nine in the 80th minute, a one-hundred-metre restart from his own goal line. In the judgment of Midi Olympique-Rugbyrama: «Capuozzo’s try is certainly the most beautiful expression of total rugby, joyful and superior to all the debates relating to the game».
The match
The scoring was opened by a try by Dupont, taking advantage of an advance on the axis. Dupont made the encore at the end of the first half with a kick over the defense too cautious collected by himself. In the middle the try by Mauvaka, the first by Ramos who eventually will reach 20 points including a brace, and the only goal by Bordeaux, a penalty by Lucu in the 10th minute for 10-7. The recovery from injuries of Jalibert and Tameifuna did not give the Girondins the push that was expected. If in the first half they were already outclassed by Toulouse (partial 22-3), in the second half they disappeared conceding a partial of 37-0 with the tries in series by Ramos 62′, Marchand 68′, Kinghrone 70′, Ramos again 74′, Ainuu 79′ and the seal by Capuozzo.
23 titles and a double
Toulouse thus scores a double, winning the Bouclier de Brennus of the Top 14 after the Champions Cup. “They prove to be a team that is always competitive in the big events – writes Remy Ruggiero on Midol-Rugbyrama – A historic ability, a habit of success that does not disappear with the passing of the decades. The victory with Bègles Bordeaux is nothing but the additional image of a tenacious domination over French rugby. With 23 national titles won and the double with the Champions Toulouse confirms its domination”. Bègles Bordeuax on the other hand “did not exist in the final, given the gap. But the path that led them to the final deserves respect, it is synonymous with growth for the future after the merger that took place in 2006 and the first final in their history reached”.
The Toulouse team
Ramos – Mallia, Chocobares, Ahki, Kinghorn – (a) Ntamack, (mm) Dupont (cap.) – Cros, Roumat, Willis – Flament, Arnold – Aldegheri, Mauvaka, Neti.
Substitutes: Marchand, Ainu’u, Vergé, Brennan, Graou, Capuozzo, Costes, Merkler.
Trainer: Ugo Line
The Bordeaux formation
Buros – Penaud, Depoortere, Moefana, Bielle-Biarrey – (a) Jalibert, (mm) Lucu (cap.) – Diaby, Tatafu, Vergnes-Taillefer – Coleman, Cazeaux – Tameifuna, Lamothe, Poirot.
Substitutes: Maynadier, Boniface, Douglas, Bochaton, Samu, Abadie, Uberti, Taufa.
Trainer: Yannick Bru
