Montpellier beats Toulon 28-0 and returns to the top 6
Quick Look
Montpellier secured an improved 28-0 victory against Toulon thanks to a solid performance from the pack, a try from Tolofua and impeccable footwork from Miotti, allowing the club to return to the top 6 in the rankings.
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Why It Matters
Montpellier was looking to revive itself after a difficult period, while Toulon was going through a crisis of results and discipline.
Montpellier is relaunching
Solid and efficient this evening, the Montpellier residents returned to victory (28-0 against the RCT). Joan Caudullo's players showed real desire from start to finish and were rigorous on the fundamentals, which made the difference this Sunday. This improved success, obtained on the gong, rewards the combativeness of the Héraultais and allows the club to make its return to the top 6.
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Tolofua, symbol of the power of the MHR
The Montpellier hooker was the very image of the domination of the MHR pack. Beyond his try, Christopher Tolofua was valuable in the scrum and spared no effort throughout the meeting. Like all the Montpellier forwards, he dominated his counterparts in the impact this Sunday.
An impeccable Miotti
With the rain on Sunday evening, a quality scorer was worth gold, and Domingo Miotti responded. Valuable from the first to the last minute, his kicking game did his team good, and his precision on penalties and conversions was remarkable.
FLOPS
Capricious weather
The spectacle was not really there this Sunday, the fault of a rain which did not leave the two teams during the entire meeting. The first period, locked down, offered little progression with ball in hand. If we thought that the difference would be made at the foot, the numerous missed transmissions, due to a ball that was too often slippery, also weighed in the balance.
An amorphous RCT
Apathetic from start to finish, the RCT never seemed able to influence the meeting. Without a link in the game and without a response to adversity, the Toulonnais suffered without ever reacting. Their indiscipline heavily penalized them, as did their difficulties in scrum, which systematically prevented the Varois from taking advantage of the rare favorable situations.
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Sinckler struggling
The Toulonnais rarely took advantage of their scrums, and the English right pillar symbolized his team's difficulties in this area. In the rainy conditions of the day, marked by numerous forwards, the scrum was the key sector of the evening, and he was clearly found wanting. Penalized three times, the Englishman was unable to find the answer, whether against Welsh or against Erdocio.
Open Questions
- Will Montpellier be able to maintain this level of performance over time?
- Will Toulon make significant changes to its squad or its technical staff?
