Faced with Cardiff, strongly reduced by the anti-Covid-19 quarantine which has hit its workforce in recent days, Toulouse, the defending champion, won with the bonus point (39-7) for the 1st day of the Cup European rugby, Saturday.
The Welsh, with 5 players making their first-team debuts, sold their skin dearly, often thwarting the plans of Ugo Mola's men despite a dominated scrum from start to finish.
But Toulouse's talent and in particular that of Antoine Dupont, author of an essay and the direct origin of three others, ended up making the difference.
[🎞️RESUME] 🏆🏉 #ChampionsCup
💥 With an excellent Antoine Dupont, the reigning champion does not miss his entry into the competition!
👉 Victory 7-39 of @StadeToulousain (with the offensive bonus) against Cardiff #CARST https://t.co/djiCmOdKb8
- beIN SPORTS (@beinsports_FR) December 11, 2021
The brand new best player in the world, the first French to win this honorary trophy since Thierry Dusautoir in 2011, literally offered the first three tries thanks to his devastating acceleration in the defense, scoring himself a try after bouncing off half of the Welsh defense.
“We knew that they were missing players, but we also knew that they had very good players behind, so we prepared seriously.
The result is good but they were also good, ”reacted the international scrum half, who could see the end of the match quietly from the sidelines.
The only bad news is the probably serious injury of his regular replacement Baptise Germain, caught in a pincer movement by two Cardiff players at the very end of the match.
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