After the 41-22 elimination in the semi-final of the Champions Cup, Saturday in Dublin, by the Irish province of Leinster, the manager of Stade Toulousain deplored the twice ten minutes in numerical inferiority after the yellow cards of Thomas Ramos ( in the first half) then Rodrigue Neti (in the second half).
“These two yellow cards cost us very, very, very, very dearly,” said Ugo Mola. The 28-0 at fifteen against fourteen and the 22-13 in our favor at fifteen against fifteen inevitably leaves us wondering about what could have happened if we had played the whole match at fifteen against fifteen… It’s infuriating (.. .) Our indiscipline is hard to take.”
If he judges the sanction imposed on his rear, who tried to intercept a ball, “severe”, he especially regrets that the reversal tackle of the Irish pillar Andrew Porter on the Toulouse winger Juan Cruz Mallia was not deemed illegal by the English referee of the match. “The opportunity to play fifteen against fourteen, we had it, but, unfortunately, it was not sanctioned. Wayne Barnes is a top referee. Perhaps at that time, the weight of the test behind (inscribed on the same action by Meafou, Ed) does not allow this fault to be whistled.
Remarks but no excuses, assures Ugo Mola. “We can come back to the facts of the game, we can argue, but that’s not the goal. It has never been the case for us and it is not because we took 40 points today that we will change our state of mind.
