Stade Toulousain closes the superb 2021 chapter tonight, against Stade Français. The post-Christmas Boxing Day therefore offers the opportunity to end on a high note, in front of a Stadium close to being full, this year punctuated by a Top 14 double – European Cup. “Everyone will remember this year”, confirms Laurent Thuéry, the defenders coach. “It’s always big matches that we like to play, with more supporters, an even more impressive atmosphere than at Ernest-Wallon … Obviously it’s been a while since we played”, adds Thomas Ramos, the back of the Stadium who will be starting this Sunday evening. “We can’t wait to find a full Stadium to play this Parisian team. “
A clasico of the Top 14
A Boxing Day that hits the mark for the match against Stade Français, like a Top 14 clasico. “When you look at the Top 14 teams, all matches can be clasicos, tempers Thomas Ramos But it’s a great poster, we hope it will be a great show on and off the pitch. “
What results for this half-season?
The last match of the first leg also, which could allow Toulouse, second, to stealing, at least temporarily, first place in Bordeaux. The opportunity to take stock of this first part of the season. It is “rather positive, considers Laurent Thuéry, otherwise we wouldn’t be there. We had a very good start, but there are still things to fine-tune. We would have signed for, countably, to be there at that time of the season, because it is not necessarily easy to start again, but we are aware of our room for improvement, we cannot be satisfied with what we do.” And this match against a gloomy Stade Français is an opportunity tosend a new message to the Bordeaux competitor.