Toulouse's rich culture enhances aura that makes them envy of Europe
Toulouse's Investec Champions Cup semi-final away against Bordeaux Bègles on Sunday promises to be a titanic match. Toulouse, the defending champions, are up against it. Antoine Dupont will be watching from the stands, too far from the action for even the world's best player to influence proceedings. Peato Mauvaka and Blair Kinghorn are also injured, along with their metronomic kicker, Thomas Ramos. And to cap it all, Bordeaux have home advantage; statistically that final point counts for a great deal in France.
The absent Ramos had a poor day with the boot in the 21-18 quarter-final win away against Toulon, in which his team squeezed through with the final kick. It was an average game in terms of quality, yet an epic occasion —
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