With Dupont and Ntamack, Stade Toulousain sets two new records in Top 14!

Bernard Colas, a sports enthusiast, cinema lover, and television enthusiast since childhood, has been a journalist for 10 Sport since 2018. More skilled with a keyboard than with a ball at his feet, he chooses to mainly cover a beloved, criticized, and controversial sport (football) and a “non-sport” (wrestling).

Winning against Rugby Club Toulonnais this Saturday evening at Vélodrome (51-27), Stade Toulousain left Marseille with the offensive bonus point and two new records: the most number of tries and points scored in a season.

Once again, Stade Toulousain will have fond memories of their visit to Vélodrome. Against Toulon (51-27), Antoine Dupont and his teammates bounced back two weeks after their first home loss of the season against Clermont. A comprehensive success that propels them into the history of the Top 14.

Thanks to their victory against RCT, Stade Toulousain set two records. First, the number of tries scored in a season (123), surpassing the previous holder of the French champion with 118 goals last year. Toulouse also excelled in the total number of points scored in Top 14 by reaching 912 in a season, better than the 891 scored in the previous season. Ugo Mola can specifically thank Romain Ntamack, who contributed 22 points.

Assistant coach Virgile Lacombe was pleased with his players’ performance after the match. “On managing the game and taking the available points and making strategic decisions, it was very serious,” he said to the press on Saturday evening. “There were situations, like Toulon’s counter-try, where we deliberately tried to impose a lot of phases of play and could have made a different choice by kicking the ball. But overall, it was very good. It feels good in terms of morale and the standings, especially. We need a few more points to secure a spot in the semifinals. We have three more matches to secure a victory and mathematically confirm this qualification. We have one more game to win, the sooner, the better, but the goal is obviously not just to qualify. The aim is to have this kind of performance in the finals.”