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The speed double of Jack Maddocks

The Australian winger made the Toulouse defense dizzy on Saturday night by scoring twice.

The first being at the conclusion of a large-scale collective action (36th) before taking advantage of the breakthrough of his teammate Clément Laporte to offer himself a face-to-face and get the best of Arthur Retière (55th).

With 10 points in the bag, he is the only Palois to have scored points alongside Zach Henry.

Replaced under the ovations of the public in the 66th minute by Thibault Debaes.

Zack Henry guides the Section on the path to success

A capital performance for the opener of the Section Paloise.

Impeccable in his role as a scorer (6/7, 16 points), the Englishman fully participated in the prestigious victory of his team against the Toulouse ogre.

At the end of the first period, he was also involved in creating the surplus in the large-scale action of the Bearnais, which brought the test of the Australian winger Jack Maddocks (36th).

Just in his game at the foot of occupation, especially in the second act, Zach Henry was one of the great architects of the victory of the tenants of the Hameau, sold out for the first time since its recent renovation.

Jordan Joseph, the young sprout turned owner

Arrived in Béarn only a year ago, Jordan Joseph is more than ever in the odor of holiness in the Section.

The young prodigy, two-time world champion with the U20s, proved intractable in the ruck zones with two scraped balls but also in the offensive phases, with several tens of meters gained with the ball in hand.

On loan from Racing 92, the young 22-year-old third row proves match after match that he has turned a corner and should quickly return to the Hauts-de-Seine.

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Arnold sees red and weighs down Stade Toulousain

An excess of commitment with serious consequences.

Guilty of a tackle at the level of the head of the Pau third line Lekima Tagitagivalu, Richie Arnold was sent off just a few moments after entering the game. In numerical inferiority, his teammates quickly conceded a try before experiencing great difficulty in endanger the opposing defense, with many errors in the last gesture.

Turning point of the match, this red card especially cooled the men of Ugo Mola who had just registered their one and only try through Emmanuel Meafou (46th).

Three backs for the price of one, a missed bet

They were three professional numbers 15 to be holders.

With Melvyn Jaminet at the back, Thomas Ramos at the opening and Ange Capuezzo on the wing, Ugo Mola has, for the first time this season, lined up his two recruits alongside the one who compensates for the injury of Romain Ntamack.

If the Italian international was the most prominent three-quarters of the Rouge et Noir, often undermining the Pau defense, his two teammates were much more discreet.

And especially Thomas Ramos, almost invisible in the animation of the Toulouse game, in a position that is not his.

The chronic indiscipline of Toulouse

Tarnished by many approximations, the copy of Hauts-Garonne was marked by 13 penalties whistled against them, far from their standards at the start of the season with 7 penalties on average on their first two outings.

With a largely overhauled starting XV, the 2020 French champions seemed to lack automation and poorly adjusted on the defensive phases, with offsides in spades.

Defeated tonight, Stade Toulousain (11 points) leaves Stade Rochelais alone in the lead and the last undefeated team since the start of the season.