Toulouse secured the final spot in the quarter-finals of the Investec Champions Cup with a 31-7 victory in Racing 92 at the Stade Ernest Wallon on Sunday.
Les Rouges et Noires outscored the visiting team with five tries, with Piet Mauvaca, Matthijs Lebel, Paul Costes, Pita Aki and Alexandre Luma crossing the home side's whitewash, with Blair's boots on the board. The win was well worth it as we got the other points. Kinghorn made three conversions.
In Racing 92, Eddie Ben Allous scored a heartbreaking try which was converted by Tristan Tedder.
It was a bad day in the office for the Paris team. Star flanker Siya Kolisi also limped off the pitch early in the first half with a knee injury.
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The first half was a very even affair, but the home side gained the upper hand in the opening stages, and after Toulouse's group drove past the try line, Pete Mauvaka crossed for a try, taking the lead in the fifth minute. did. mall.
Racing suffered a setback in the 20th minute when Kolisi was forced off the field shortly after an intentional carry and was stopped near Toulouse's try line.
The rest of the first half was a fierce battle with both teams trying to take control, but Lebel scored a great team try in the 34th minute to bring the game to life. This was after the ball passed through several sets of hands during the build-up, before Toulouse began their attack midway between their own 22 and halfway line.
Like the first try, Kinghorn's conversion attempt also went off target, so the teams changed sides at half-time, leaving Toulouse holding a 10–0 lead.
If they wanted anything from this game, Racing needed a response and they were ready to attack early in the second half.
However, there were many mistakes in their play, and the results of their efforts were hardly visible. Early in the second half, Cameron Wouki slipped through a gap in the Racing defense between the halfway line and Toulouse's 22 points, but despite no pressure from the home team's defence, he used one hand instead of two. I knocked it on while holding the ball.
Immediately after, the visitors looked to attack from a lineout on the halfway line, but this time Tedder took his eye off the ball while collecting a routine pass from Clovis Le Baille and was knocked on by Tedder.
In the 53rd minute, Les Rouges et Noirs had a chance to extend their lead after being awarded a penalty, but Kinghorn's shot on goal went wide.
However, this mistake was not costly. Costes either crossed or three minutes later collected a pass from Antoine Dupont, ran a great line and tipped over to score the try.
Then, in the 70th minute, Aki received a few passes from his teammates during the build-up and fired a five-point shot, sealing the home team's dominance.
In the final stages of the match, both teams showed plenty of attacking intent, and the game became a frenetic affair. In the end, Racing were rewarded with a five-pointer from Alous, but Toulouse had the last laugh with Luma's fifth try, sealing a dramatic victory and the Champions Cup. In the dying moments of the match, they decided to advance to the quarterfinals.
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Toulouse: 15 Blair Kinghorn, 14 Juan Cruz María, 13 Pierre-Louis Barassi, 12 Pita Aki, 11 Matisse Lebel, 10 Romain Ntamak, 9 Antoine Dupont (c), 8 Alexandre Lumas, 7 Francois Clos, 6 Jack Willis, 5 Emmanuel Mefoux, 4 Richie Arnold, 3 Dorian Aldegueri, 2 Pete Mauvaca, 1 Cyril Bailleux
Replacement: 16 Julien Marchand, 17 Rodrigue Netty, 18 Joel Merkler, 19 Thibault Flament, 20 Joshua Brennan, 21 Matisse Castroferreira, 22 Paul Grauhou, 23 Paul Costes
Racing: 15 Max Spring, 14 Henry Arundel, 13 Gael Fickou, 12 Henry Chavanshi (c), 11 Wame Naitovi, 10 Tristan Tedder, 9 Clovis Le Bayle, 8 Jordan Joseph, 7 Siya Kolisi, 6 Cameron Woki, 5 Will Rowland, 4 Baptiste Shuznu, 3 Sedate Gomez Sa, 2 Penyami Nalicia, 1 Hassan Collinger
Replacement: 16 Eddie Ben Allous, 17 Trevor Nyakane, 18 Thomas Lakleyat, 19 Fabien Sancony, 20 Ibrahim Diallo, 21 Martin Meriande, 22 Francis Saili, 23 Christian Wade
Referee: Carl Dixon (English)
Assistant referee: Jack Makepeace (English), Andrew Jackson (English)
TMO: Stuart Terhege (English)
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