Toulouse pull off 'a little robbery' as Ntamack stuns Ronan O'Gara and La Rochelle

O'Gara: 'I learned when I was a player it’s never over against Toulouse. Unfortunately, tonight, we made some bad decisions at the end'
Toulouse pull off 'a little robbery' as Ntamack stuns Ronan O'Gara and La Rochelle

UNBELIEVABLE: Toulouse head coach Ugo Mola celebrates after Romain Ntamack scored the winning try in the Top 14 decider at a packed Stade de France

Small margins decide matches. Fatigue, discipline and Romain Ntamack told as Toulouse came from behind to be crowned Top 14 champions despite being - just - second-best on the night to Ronan O’Gara’s Champions Cup-winning La Rochelle.

There had been little to separate the two sides before Ntamack sliced through a shattered, out-of-shape defence on halfway in the 78th minute and raced to the line to take Toulouse into a 29-26 lead, with no time left for La Rochelle to muster their remaining dregs of energy for a riposte.

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