There was no match in Marseille. Stade Toulouse retained its Brennus shield on Friday June 28, after a head and shoulders dominated match against Union Bordeaux-Bègles (59-3). With this success against the Girondins who are deprived and inexperienced at this level, the Rouge et Noir sign the third Top 14-European Cup double in their history after 1996 and 2021.
23rd title for Stade Toulouse
The champion remains champion. A year after its hard-fought victory against La Rochelle, Toulouse did not mess around this time. Leading by 19 points at half-time, the Champions Cup winners did not let up on the accelerator to secure, by far, the biggest victory in the history of championship finals (37-3 for Racing CF against Stade Bordelais in 1900). Enough to clinch a 23rd Top 14 title and continue its incredible run of 10 consecutive final wins.
Masterpiece for Antoine Dupont
Peato Mauvaka, Julien Marchand, Blair Kinghorn, David Ainu’u and Ange Capuozzo scored a try, while Thomas Ramos and Antoine Dupont scored twice. Of the nine times the Haut-Garonnais found the in-goal area, we will nevertheless remember the captain’s second incursion after a ball played with his foot over Maxime Lucu. Before a busy summer with the 7-a-side Olympics, “Toto” was a treat.
UBB, sad first
Bet lost for Yannick Bru. The Bordeaux-Béglais coach tried a coup by starting Ben Tameifuna and Matthieu Jalibert, announced withdrawals before the game. But this did not bring enough dynamism to the game of the Union, which played its first final since the merger of 2006.