The Stade Toulousain of Meafou, Idjellidaine and Neti suffered Sunday in Paris.

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  • Much too helpless during this match of "doubloon" XV of France-Top 14, Stade Toulousain sank Sunday night in Paris (48-14).

  • In addition to the absences, the many errors of more or less young people quickly weighed down the hopes of Red and Black.

What can we expect when playing a Top 14 match without more than fifteen potential holders, with several players who are discovering the high level?

Nothing, as proved by the rout of the Stade Toulousain Sunday evening on the lawn of the Stade Français (48-14).

"We're having a bad evening", could only note the forward coach Jean Bouilhou, whose team was already down 21-0 even before the quarter of an hour of play.

Deprived of his Blues held against Ireland and executives such as - among others - Kolbe, Kaino, Ahki and Elstadt, the 2019 French champion sank in front of Parisians all happy to take advantage of the windfall to get out of a bad patch.

"We are not going to look for excuses, assured Bouilhou, a week after the loss at home against Lyon (7-16), with a team already weakened because of" duplicates ".

Of course it lacks people but it lacks in all the clubs.

We had also prepared for this period precisely so we had anticipated… ”

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However, the young shoots supposed to bring their enthusiasm have failed to exist and the more experienced players, like Guitoune or Holmes, have sunk like the sailors.

Stupidly lost balls, inconsiderate defensive peaks, bad choices… If we except a more than honest melee outfit, this Toulouse C team, without benchmarks, did not exist.

A sort of remake of the debacle in Montpellier in September 2018 (66-15), a few months before winning the club's 20th Brennus Shield ...

And now, Castres ...

While waiting to see if History stutters and if the plotters Delibes, Idjellidaine, Germain, Youyoutte or Cramont become the stars of tomorrow, we will have to react on Saturday for the arrival of the neighbor from Castres, perked up by his success on Racing 92. " We hope to recover some players in the rehabilitation phase, ”says Bouilhou.

In particular the thirties Huget and Médard.

Toulouse may also recover some internationals (but not Cros, injured), depending on the list that coach Fabien Galthié will communicate on Monday for France - Fiji on November 15.

If its flagship has taken on beautiful colors, tricolor rugby is still sailing on sight, as shown by this devalued "poster" of the Top 14, offered on a Sunday evening on Canal + and which really did not serve as an advertisement.

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