direct. Ulster-Stad Toulouse: Tests rain in Ireland, Toulouse in control! Follow the Champions Cup match live
Expand the improvement. This is the objective, this Saturday, January 13 evening, the rugby players of the Stade Toulouse. The “red and blacks” are in Belfast, where they take on the Irish province of Ulster, as part of Day 3 of the Champions Cup. Toulouse, for the moment, are in an ideal position to move closer to qualifying for the round of 16.
Ulster 17 – Stade Toulouse 41
69′ The Irish are closing in on the offensive bonus
66′ Little Ulster Rebellion
It’s Toulouse’s turn to keep the residents within their 22 metres. The Irish put more intensity into the contacts and put the statists on the back foot. DuPont clears his camp.
63′ Try converting!
Doc adds two more points. 17-41 for Statists!
62′ Another Irish try
After a series of pick and go, the surplus is used on the width. It is Will Addison who concludes.
60′ from a turnover
Jalonch, Mauwaka, Ramos and Rumat gave way to Willis, Marchand, Bituniata and Brennan.
58′ A performance
Before the hour mark, Haut Geronise already led 10-41. Victory looks certain, but we know we have to watch the goal average to ensure home matches during the knockout stages.
57′ Rumat registers for the 6th Toulouse Test
Antoine DuPont is sinking Ulster at Ravenhill! Brilliant diagonal run from the France XV captain that attracts the entire defence. It crosses with Lebel which goes in at the 22 meter level, with Roumet as the last support there.
56′ Irish without solutions
They are overwhelmed by the collective power of the Toulouse residents. Late in the ruck, they expose themselves to counter-attacks and the speed of the backs of the stadium.
54′ 5th Toulouse Test
Even Peito Mauwaka is his double! After another convincing throw and the maul begins, Dupont runs into the dam before finding his hook inside. Despite Ramos’s new failure against the Poles, 10-34, the Rouge et Noir went unscathed.
52′ Toulouse get some fresh air
After this fourth attempt, the Ulstermen tried to get their hands on the ball but the red curtain came up. Mouwaka is scrambling, the Toulouse opposition are back in the 22m.
47′ offensive bonus in the pocket for the stadium!
Magnificent interval shot from Blair Kinghorn to the center of the field. The Scotsman continues his race and perfectly fixes the last defender before serving to Antoine Dupont, ever present in support. Ramos Transformation, 10-29.
47′ Double for Anton DuPont
44′ Tempers heat up
After unsteady passing the label, the ball goes into contact. Ulster center Hume foolishly pushes the French winger, he is penalised.
42′ DuPont Mess
While trying to clear the ball from the ruck, Antoine Dupont fumbled and was intercepted by Stewart who pushed with his leg. Once again contact by Mauwaka ensured victory.
41′ Thomas Ramos starts this second act
The first two Toulouse tests on video!
40′ Half-time is in front of the stadium!
A convincing first performance for Toulouse who lead 10-22 against Ulster. Three tries and a complete victory allowed Ugo Mola’s men to take the lead at the break.
40′ Ulster Test
Penalties are played with the hands and the Irish carry the ball. Hooker Stewart manages to escape to reward this collective effort. He is converted, 10-22.
40′ Ulster Rebellion
Huge sequence to end this first period. His playing time is greater near the line without crossing the Irish line. Penalty in their favor.
36′ Ramos adds 2 points!
3-22 in favor of the reigning French champions.
35′ Third Toulouse Test
Steady Tolosain unfolds and comes out. On the in-goal return, Jellonch meets and goes straight forward, supporting Mauwaka, who plays a perfect two-on-one with Antoine Dupont. The captain scores his team’s third try under the posts.
34′ Ulster under pressure
After exchanging kicks around the halfway line, the Irish found themselves under pressure and were countered close to their line.
31′ Momentum is in effect
Ensuring a new touch, the maul is put in place and the pito ends behind the Mauwaka line. An almost perfect first half so far for Toulouse. Ramos’ conversion made it 3-15 to the left of the Poles.
31′ Second try for Toulouse Stadium!
30′ Toulouse make the difference
A default in this area against Lyon last weekend, Toulouse could rely on an excellent touch from the start of the match. At the back, Dupont plays through the middle and Mauwaka pierces the defence. New penalty against Ulster, hit at 5m for Toulouse.
27′ Ulster Powerless
Before 20 minutes, completely to Toulouse’s advantage, the Irish got their hands on the ball but faced Toulouse’s aggression in the rucks. They are forced to get rid of the ball at their feet.
23′ A chance for a new test
Toulouse insisted and picked up a penalty on 5m, but the Irish recovered the ball in the heart of the mall and cleared. Not sure of welcome, Ulster introduction scrum on his 40m.
20′ Good start!
In this rhythmic start to the match, the Toulouse team made the difference and managed to bypass the Ulster defence, which was penalized once again. Toulouse players are back in the opposition 22m.
19′ The inhabitants of Toulouse settled
The Irish can’t get out of their camp and make a mistake. Ramos adds 3 more points, 10-3.
16′ Toulouse chance
This first quarter of an hour has rhythm. Back in the Irish camp, the red and black find themselves defending Ulster. Ramos once again uses his kicking game, but his graze ends in touch 5m out before Delibes catches him.
13′ Mauwaka scores a penalty
At the dismissal, the Statists struggled to free themselves and were eventually fouled for offside. Cooney 22m, reduces the score to 3-7.
11′ Ramos’ conversion!
Decent start for Toulouse, 0-7.
10′ Label starts the scoring with an offer from Ramos!
After a perfectly assured touch on the Irish 22m line, the game goes wide. Ahky finds Ramos behind him who delivers a superb foot pass straight into the hands of his winger Mathis Lebel.
Try for 10′ Toulouse Stadium!
9′ The Irish are penalized in the scrum!
7′ is magnitude
Contacts are rough at the beginning of the match. The Ulster players are very aggressive in defense and trouble Toulouse. Third row Dave Evers was knocked down in a tackle on Meafou and his partners had to leave.
5′ First Toulouse attack
Statists got their hands on the ball and found progress in an axis around Antoine Dupont. The shift is not done on the wing and Malia is brought into touch. First positive order.
2′ Big defensive sequence for Toulouse
After a decisive victory in touch, the Irish extended playing time on the 40m line. The first test of strength was won by Rouge et Noir, who reclaimed the scrum.
1′ Kick-off is awarded by the Irish
9 pm Both teams enter the pitch!
Englishman Matthew Carly is on the whistle this evening.
8:58 pm Diving into the hell of Ravenhill.
Renamed the Kingspan Stadium, the Ulster venue has been the graveyard of French disappointments on several occasions in the European Cup. If the pressure of victory is less strong for the Toulouse residents this evening, victory will bring them unexpectedly close to qualification.
8:50 pm There is no room for error for the Irish.
Defeated on day one in Bath (37-14), the Ulstermen responded well against Racing (31-15). They are more than ever in the race for qualification and appear in 3rd place in the group ahead of the match, tied with Quins and five points behind Toulouse and Bath. Defeat is forbidden in the house to keep one’s destiny in hand.
8:45 pm Toss!
However, he doesn’t give up on the competition. Captain Antoine Dupont seems to have chosen the side to start the meeting which will start at 9pm.
8:40 pm Keep up the pace!
Victorious against Cardiff (52-7) and Harlequins (19-47) with an attacking bonus, Toulouse can almost ensure their qualification for the Round of 16 this evening. They will be able to count on all the executives, who have returned to excellent form since the start of this Champions Cup. Be careful not to overuse everything, warned Francois Cross this week, interview via this link.
8:35 pm Favorable terrain for statists?
The Red and Black sit on two successes on the Ulster pitch, 29-22 in 2020 and 30-23 in 2022. But for the first time, the match will be played on the Kingspun Stadium’s brand new synthetic pitch, which promises this. A beautiful show.
8:25 pm Antoine Dupont’s flash during the last bout.
On 16 April 2022, the Toulouse scrum-half captained his side to victory at the same Belfast Stadium and at the same time qualified his club for the quarter-finals of the Champions Cup. Story about this evening and this essay via this link.
8:15 pm Toulouse team arrived at the Kingspan Stadium in Belfast.
8 pm Good evening everyone!
Welcome to this live to follow live commentary of the Investec Champions Cup third match against Ulster Irish at Stade Toulouse. 9pm kick-off at Kingspun Stadium.
