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Le bon coup de Toulon à Perpignan

Toulon's Fijian wing Setariki Tuicuvu (R) is tackled by Perpignan's French wing Tavite Turaganibuli Veredamu (down) during the French Top14 rugby union match between USA Perpignan and RC Toulon at the Aime-Giral stadium in Perpignan, south-western France on November 30, 2024. (Photo by Matthieu RONDEL / AFP) (Photo by MATTHIEU RONDEL/AFP via Getty Images)

Le RC Toulon est allé gagner à Perpignan ce samedi soir (22-13), et recolle au podium du Top 14, à égalité de points avec Clermont.

Au terme d’un match intense mais sans grandes envolées et marqué par pas mal de maladresses, Toulon a confirmé sa bonne forme actuelle en signant une 3e victoire consécutive, la 2e à l’extérieur de la saison.

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Sur la pelouse d’Aimé-Giral, où il n’est jamais facile de s’imposer, le RCT s’est nourri des fautes de l’USAP pour engranger quatre points supplémentaires sans vraiment trembler finalement. « Quand tu viens à Perpignan, le minimum c’est d’être rugueux. On l’a été ce soir, on repart avec la victoire », savourait Baptiste Serin au micro de Canal +.

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Perpignan
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Toulon
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Les Perpignanais, qui ont titularisé pour la première fois leur recrue Maori All Black Max Hicks et le tout jeune ouvreur Gabin Kretchmann, ont en effet tendu le bâton pour se faire battre. Si l’on excepte le drop d’Enzo Hervé d’entrée de jeu (6e), ce sont de leurs fautes que les Varois se sont nourris.

19 des 22 points inscrits par le RCT viennent en effet de pénalités concédés par les ‘sang et or’ : Hervé a ajouté quatre pénalités à son tableau (19e, 29e, 40e+1, 54e), tandis que le seul essai toulonnais, signé Dany Priso, est venu d’une mêlée à 5 m choisie par le capitaine Charles Ollivon suite à un maul écroulé par les locaux (52e).

Dominée territorialement, privée de ballon, maladroite quand elle l’a eu (17 turnovers), l’USAP a beaucoup trop subi pour espérer s’en sortir. Elle a défendu plutôt proprement une mi-temps durant (quatre pénalités contre les Catalans à la pause).

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Occupation
61%

Possession

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Mais Perpignan s’est épuisé à défendre et à essayer de jouer, et a eu trop peu de bons ballons à gérer. Une stat pour l’illustrer : seulement quatre entrées dans les 22 adverses, dont celle conclue par l’essai de Joaquin Oviedo (55e).

« On a été pris physiquement, dans les rucks, on perdu beaucoup de ballons, commis trop d’en-avant », énumérait l’arrière Louis Dupichot à la fin du match. Trop pour espérer l’emporter, et même pour prendre un point de bonus défensif.

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Top 14

P
W
L
D
PF
PA
PD
BP T
BP-7
BP
Total
1
Toulouse
11
8
3
0
39
2
Bordeaux
11
8
3
0
37
3
Clermont
11
7
4
0
32
4
Toulon
11
7
4
0
32
5
La Rochelle
11
6
5
0
28
6
Castres
11
6
5
0
27
7
Bayonne
10
6
4
0
26
8
Racing 92
11
5
6
0
23
9
Montpellier
11
4
7
0
21
10
Pau
11
4
7
0
19
11
Perpignan
11
4
7
0
19
12
Stade Francais
10
4
6
0
19
13
Lyon
11
4
7
0
18
14
Vannes
11
3
8
0
15

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JW 13 hours ago
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I can guarantee that none of the three would have got a chance with Ireland in the state they arrived from NZ.

Why would you think they would?

Two of them were at Leinster and were bench-warmers when they arrived

Sometimes you can be beyond stupid JW.

Haha look who's talking! Hello? Can you just read what you wrote about Leinster to yourself again please lol

It took prob four seasons to get James Lowe's defence up to the required standard to play international footy. If Jacob Stockdale had not experienced a big slump in form he might not have gotten the chance at all.

I'm really not sure why you're making this point. Do you think Ireland are a better team than the All Blacks, where those players would have been straight in? This is like ground hog day the movie with you. Can you not remember much of the discussions, having so many readers/commentors? Yup, 26/7/8 would have been the perfect age for them to have been capped by NZ as well.


Actually, they would obviously have been capped given an opportunity earlier (where they were ineligible to for Ireland).


TTT, who was behind JGP at the Hurricanes, got three AB caps after a couple of further seasons acting as a backup SR player, once JGP left of course. In case you didn't see yourself contradicting your own comments above, JGP was just another player who became first choice for Ireland while 2nd (or even 3rd/outside the 23 in recent cases) for Leinster. And fair enough, no one is suggesting JGP would have surpassed TJP in three or four years either. He would have been an All Black though, and unlike in your Leinster example, similar performances from him would have seen TJP move on earlier to make way for him. Not limited him like he was in Ireland. That's just the advantage of the way they can only afford so many. Hell, one hit wonders like Seta Tamanivalu and Malakai Fekitoa got rocketed into the jersey at the time.


So not just him. Aki and Lowe both would have had opportunities, as you must know has been pointed out by now. It's true that the adversity of having to move to Ireland added a nice bit of mongrel to their game though, along with their typical development.


Aki looked comfortable as the main 12 in his first two seasons, he was fortunate SBW went back to league for a season you could say, but as a similar specialist he ultimate had to give the spot back again on his return. There's certainly no doubt he would have returned and flourished with coachs like Rennie, Wayne Smith, and Andrew Strawbridge, even Tom Coventry. All fair for him to take up an immediate contract instead of wait a year of course though.


It's just whatever the point of your comments are meant to make, your idea that these players wouldn't have achieved high honors in NZ is simply very shortsighted and simplistic. I can only think you are making incorrect conclusions about this topic because of this mistake. As a fan, Aki was looking to be the Nonu replacement for me, but instead the country had the likes of Laumape trying to fill those boots with him available. Ditto with Lowe once Rieko moved to center.

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