Super League – Toulouse picks up a crucial victory against Hull KR

Continuation of this 17th day of Super League with a very important match for Toulouse which received Hull KR with an imperative of victory.

The start of the match is under tension and the impacts mark the players, Navarrete is affected. Peyroux’s first chance came to nothing and the score was still 0-0 after 10 minutes. The TO opens the scoring after a great breakthrough from Ashall-Bott, Gigot sends Schaumkel to try and it’s transformed (6-0). The TO is better and takes advantage of a fault by KR to add 2 points on a penalty (8-0).

The Toulouse try to make the break and Alvaro is close to scoring but an opposing arm prevents him from finishing. The TO continues to increase the pressure but struggles to materialize. In the last minutes the defense holds the shock and allows Toulouse to return to the locker room with the score of 8-0.

Toulouse is holding on

As soon as the restart, Hull KR immediately put the Toulouse defense under pressure and the Robins were close to the try, but the defense was doing well. Toulouse went back on the attack and doubled the lead with a converted try from Paul Marcon (14-0). On the next attack, KR’s defense is offside. Hankinson investigates a new penalty and the TO now leads 16-0. Hull rebels and while we think of the English test, the referee whistles a penalty for the French. On the hour mark, Toulouse adds to the score with a fine attack initiated by Norman which leads to Chris Hankinson’s try (22-0). Hull KR is no longer there but manages to reduce the mark with a try signed Albert Vete (22-6).

We are approaching the last 10 minutes and the TO will deliver the final blow. Olly Ashall-Bott scores another converted try and Toulouse flies away 28-6. Toulouse manages this end of the match well and the defense is intractable. The referee puts an end to the match and Toulouse wins a victory that is so important for their maintenance objective.