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Racing faithful to the appointment
The force of habit.
By dominating Toulon on Sunday in a real round of 16 (21-16), Racing qualified for the final stages of the Top 14. Again.
Despite a more than chaotic season, Laurent Travers' players are faithful to the position.
Since their return to the elite in 2009-2010, the Altoséquanais have never missed the meeting of the finals.
A unique case.
With this stifled victory against the RCT, the Racingmen prove that they have digested the disappointment of their inglorious elimination against La Rochelle in the semi-finals of the Champions Cup.
However, we will have to show other things to claim a second Brennus in the modern era after that of 2016. It will start next week against UBB in the play-offs.
Read alsoTop 14: Racing 92 secures qualification against Toulon
The RCT imposed a terrible war of rucks
A real finals match.
It was one of the sectors that had been targeted by Franck Azéma.
The manager of RC Toulon had indeed focused on rucks to disrupt the Ile-de-France machine.
And the plan worked for a long time at Paris La Défense Arena, the Varois regularly disrupted the Ile-de-France residents in the ground war, slowing their ball outings or recovering ammunition.
Preventing Gaël Fickou and his teammates from deploying their game. The Ile-de-France residents will have to solve this problem for the end of the season.
Read alsoTop 14: Racing 92 secures qualification against Toulon
Toulon has long been the law in the middle of the field
For a long time, Racing 92 and its three-star three-quarter line came up against the Toulon defense.
An impassable wall on which the Ile-de-France rears came up against.
In the center of the field, the Paia'Aua-Hériteau pair imposed their power, both in attack and in defense.
Leaving Ile-de-France residents muzzled, without a solution.
The Var defense imposed its law in this ax match.
Before giving in on a cap try from Imhoff, on receiving his own kick to follow after a Toulon misunderstanding.
Cruel…
Read alsoTop 14: La Rochelle overthrows LOU, Castres blows qualification in half at UBB
CLAW STRIKES
The RCT was going too far
At the start of the year, with late matches and disappointing results, RC Toulon was last in the Top 14. And then the red-and-black machine got back on the road with Franck Azéma, chaining successes and regaining the outposts.
Until believing in an incredible qualification for the final stages.
It was enough of a success against Racing, the seventh in a row in the Top 14, but the Toulonnais, although having long padlocked the Ile-de-France residents, failed.
A little.
End of the crazy comeback.
Here are now the Toulonnais on vacation.
After losing everything in one week: the Challenge Cup final against Lyon then qualifying against Racing.
New blow for the RCT which has not participated in the final stages since 2018.
Etzebeth, the tile
A smashing start to the game.
For this decisive clash at the top for qualification, RC Toulon had with Eben Etzebeth a more than necessary beam in its pack.
And the South African world champion started the match with a bang.
Powerful and rough in the confrontation zones, as usual, but the second line was also sharp in his runs with the ball in hand.
Several times, he pierced the Ile-de-France defense for several meters.
Before the glitch… Victim of a concussion on a tackle (involuntary kick behind the head), Etzebeth remained on the ground for a long time, before leaving the lawn.
Never coming back.
A blow for the RCT…