Top Rugby Performances: Segun, Willis, Dupont & More – Round-Up

TOPS

Segun as a cannonball

The man who sounded the awakening of Saracens… and led to the fall of Toulouse. Sunday, during the Londoners’ victory against Toulouse (20-14), on behalf of the third day of the European Cup, the winger showed off his explosiveness and his impressive speed to flatten a double in less than ten minutes (30th, 36th) and freeze the Haut-Garonnaises’ enthusiasm. The Englishman left the stadium’s defensive curtain in pieces.

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Tom Willis teaches his brother a lesson

The Saracens third row “won” the duel between him and his older brother. A try of his own, just before the break, all powerful, to deliver a third achievement in quick succession and a scathing 17-0 to Toulouse, at that point in the match. 55 meters covered with ball in hand, eight defenders beaten and 14/15 in tackles also for the 27-year-old. In war machine mode. Logically elected man of the match.

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FLOPS

Lozowski’s empoté

A monumental failure. Shortly after the hour mark, the English center had a golden opportunity to score, in turn, a try. After a long kick, the 33-year-old stepped on the gas to get ahead of the Toulouse defenders and arrive first in the Haut-Garonne in-goal. At this point, the latter just had to throw himself and flatten, but No. 13 completely missed his dive, missing a try that was offered to him. A staggering clumsiness and imprecision at this level. Of course, the ball was soaked but still. A poorly judged trajectory at this point… The English public was stunned, and we understand why.

Dupont and the transparent Toulouse frames

Absolutely dull and tasteless performance from the Toulouse playing master. Responsible for London’s first try by being unfortunately blocked, the captain of the XV of France never weighed on this part, going through the entire match like a bottle thrown into the sea. Without reaction, the scrum half seemed completely extinct under the London flood. No better for the other (very) experienced players at the Stadium. Aldegheri (as too often), Marchand, Flament, Roumat, Willis… All were unrecognizable. One of Toulouse’s worst performances this season. Everything is to be thrown away.

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Costes (completely) backwards

And what can we say about the young Haut-Garonne center… Guilty on Segun’s second try, the Toulouse player ended up on his butt against the opposing force. So many bad choices and bad decisions for the 23-year-old. All punctuated by redacted passes in all directions… Replaced at the hour mark by Vignères. It had to be.

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Haut-Garonne decay

30 minutes… and then nothing. This is the time when Stade Toulousain will have existed in this meeting. Without being flamboyant either, far from it. The French champions then liquefied until their succinct reaction at the start of the second half, thanks to Lebel’s try (47th). Without this breathing new dynamism into the team… It was far too little to hope for anything this Sunday.

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