TOPS
Julien Marchand, man of the match
Literally.
Logically elected man of the match, Julien Marchand was in the oven and at the mill on the lawn of Ernest-Wallon.
Whether on scratches, anticipations, races, the hooker was very valuable for Stade Toulousain.
Defensively, it's impressive.
Once he puts even a hand on the ball, it's over and recovered.
A human vacuum cleaner.
Julien Marchand was voted man of the match.
Thierry Breton / PANORAMIC
The beautiful test of Munster
The Irish planted two tries this afternoon, one through Hodnett (31st), the other thanks to Beirne (49th).
And the second is superb.
At the start of the action, more than 60 meters from the opposing in-goal line, the Irish got out of a delicate situation thanks to two hidden passes behind their backs.
Carbery then completely reverses the game with a good kick.
Then outnumbered, Beirne flattens in the in-goal after a nice pass in the middle of the race.
FLOPS
Joey Carbery had cold feet
No doubt this is good news for Stade Toulousain, but did Joey Carbery have cold feet?
It must be said that it was cold in Toulouse today, with 0 degrees and a few small snowflakes.
A climate that may have disturbed the Irish opening half.
Carbery missed both conversions (31st, 49th).
Two transformations that seemed quite simple, neither too far nor too off-center.
In the end, he “loses” four points to his team, during the 20-16 defeat, i.e. four points.
Opposite, Melvyn Jaminet ensured by registering at the foot 15 of the 20 points of his team.
Toulouse misses first place
Toulouse achieves 4/4 in the Champions Cup and, when we see the results of the other French clubs in the competition, we can logically think that it is a good performance.
This is obviously the case, but this success is not enough for Stade Toulousain.
The Stadistes were aiming for victory with the bonus to steal first place in Group B from their compatriots from La Rochelle.
Toulouse is guaranteed to receive the South African franchise of the Pretoria Bulls in the round of 16, before also receiving in the quarter-finals in the event of qualification.
But if there is a semi-final, Toulouse will move to Leinster's lawn, which was best avoided.