Saturday evening in England, the Varois, without shining, got the better of a poor Cherry and Whites to ensure their qualification for the round of 16.
The RCT (really) did not have to force its talent… Against Gloucester on Saturday evening, Pierre Mignoni’s men were obliged to win in England, in order to finish second in pool 2 and reach the round of 16. It’s done, after a dull match without the slightest flavor, against mediocre Cherry and Whites (14-31).
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The Var only needed to be effective… 20 minutes in this match as insipid as possible. Namely in the first quarter of an hour, to begin with, where the latter saw their swift wingers, Dréan (9th) and Ferté (13th), flatten the first two tries of the match. So in an armchair, the Rouge et Noir completely relaxed until the try of the Englishman Clement (31st), after yet another touch.
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A soporific match
A reminder which had the gift of somewhat annoying Ludlam, author of Toulon’s third try before the break (38th). In the second half, absolutely nothing to report apart from a poor penalty from Domon in favor of the RCT (59th). While they had plenty of room to go for the offensive bonus, the Varois were apathetic, sluggish, even seeing Williams restart the Cherry and Whites once again, on a gross defensive error from Sinzelle (68th) – like the match -, until the final action of the game.
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Following a scrum in the English camp, the will-o’-the-wisp Dréan ran away to score his double in the corner, offering the offensive bonus to his partners (80th). Faced with a very low level of training, the RCT offered almost nothing, waiting until the very last moment to carry out the right operation, when things could have been resolved at half-time. The main thing is still done for the Toulonnais, who finish in second position in their group and reach the round of 16 of the competition. To watch rugby, on the other hand, it was better to be on another channel.
