RYAN SMITH OFF BENCH AS MONTAUBAN WINS DEFENSIVE BONUS POINT

             11th February 2008            From Montauban-Tarn-et Garonne website

At home in Sapiac, Montauban lost to Stade Toulousain by 12 - 16. The half time score was 6 - 8. Montauban scored three penalty goals at 15, 36 and 65 minutes, and a drop goal to Stade Toulousain's two tries and two penalties. Ryan Snith was subbed into the centres for Avromovic at 67 minutes.

Thanks to a try scored in one of the first movements of the match by international full back Clement Poitrenaud, on a pass from Fiji international Kunavore, Stade Toulousain showed through the whole match they know how to score and win.

It was a real iron man's game where each team had periods of domination. But the rewards for these periods went to the visitors who did a little more. However, Montauban finished the match camped on the Stade Toulousain try line. "They had better success than we did, said MTG coach Laurent Travers. Meanwhile, the Stade manager Guy Novès savoured his victory, all the while acknowledging that "Montauban could have won the game at the end."

MONTAUBAN : Fortassin ; Audrin, Avramovic (Smith 67e), Jahouer, Cassin (Jonnet 73e) ; (0) Fauqué (cap), (m) Garcia (Mitu 73e) ; Diarra (Soldan 65e), Raynaud, Caballero ; Murray, Ghézal (Rolland 58e) ; Lemoine (Blanco 69e), Traversa (Arganèse 60e), Henn.

STADE TOULOUSAIN : Poitrenaud ; Médard, Kunavore (Mermoz 55e), Jauzion, Donguy (Du Toit 65e) ; (0) Courrent, (m) Kelleher ; Maka (Nyanga 58e), Sowerby, Bouilhou (cap) ; Millo-Chlusky (Lamboley 72e), Pelous ; Hasan, Vernet-Basualdo (Lacombe 74e), Human (Montès 65e).