Stade Toulousain crowned champion of France by beating La Rochelle

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Duel at the top won by Toulouse in this Top 14 final against La Rochelle (29-26), Saturday June 17 at the Stade de France. A game with great suspense with a try in the last moments that changed everything.

Toulouse against La Rochelle, a golden poster for this Top 14 final between the two best teams of the season, with no less than ten players from the French team on the score sheet. After 17 minutes, the score is then 3-3 but it is the Rochelais who will crack first. In the 22nd minute, Toulouse scored the first try of the match to pass. All in power, the players of La Rochelle manage to come back in this match. Just before half-time, they are up to Toulouse (13-13).

A feat by Romain Ntamack

More aggressive on the field, the Rochelais took the lead after returning from the locker room on a new try and soared to the score. The scenario is reversed. Despite the downside, Toulouse full-back Thomas Ramos kept his team up thanks to two good kicks… before Romain Ntamack’s feat changed the game. Two minutes from the end, the French flyhalf pierced the La Rochelle defense and went to score the winning try.


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