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Sharks de-finned by Toulouse as John Plumtree's tenure ends ...
Toulouse scored eight tries with Ange Capuozzo achieving a hat-trick as Sharks rested key players before their Saracens match, leading to a 56-19 defeat.
- On Sunday, Stade Toulousain thrashed a second-string Sharks side 56-19 at Stade Ernest Wallon, going into half-time 28-5 ahead in their Champions Cup opener.
- The Sharks fielded fringe players to rest their best ahead of next week's Saracens clash at Kings Park, after John Plumtree announced two days before the contest it would be his last.
- Four tries inside 24 minutes put the result beyond doubt, with Juilien Marchand’s maul finish and Kalvin Gourgues’s score, while Ange Capuozzo completed a hat-trick and Thomas Ramos converted 8/8.
- Despite dominating possession until the final quarter, the Sharks showed resilience with Ross Braude and Le Roux Malan scoring late tries but missed attacking lineout chances.
- Toulouse now have a 3-0 record against the Sharks after wins last year and in the 2022/23 quarter-final, despite errors and late scores including Capuozzo's second and Castro-Ferreira's try.
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The Toulousans won 56-19 Sunday at home against the South Africans. Italian wingman Angel Capuozzo shone, while Antoine Dupont played more than half an hour for his second appearance since his return from injury.
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The Toulosain Stadium had to deal with the unexpected absence of Romain Ntamack, ill before the game against the Durban Sharks. Ugo Mola came back to this event.
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