Stade Toulouse-Stade Français: “There is jealousy but a lot of respect…” Matthieu Lartot explains the Parisians’ vision of the rivalry

Call it the “stadium duel”, “Classico” or even “Capitole against the capital”… This match between Stade Toulousain and Stade Français always has a special flavor. And there will be even more this Sunday 12 May at Ernest Wallon given the ranking of the two teams. Toulouse, second with 65 points, has the opportunity to steal first place from its Parisian opponent, first with 67 points.

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“In media, we have always wanted to overplay the rivalry a bit, especially at the time of Guazzini (president of Stade Français between 1992 and 2011)”, explains Matthieu Lartot who nevertheless thinks that a resistance between the two teams remains a separate match.

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A good connoisseur, the commentator is undeniably well placed to judge the image Parisians have of the Haut-Garonnais club as he is a native of this area which he has never really left.

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“Rugby in Paris does not have the same impact as in Toulouse. Players from Stade Français or even Racing, he points out, can walk in the street; they will not be recognised, which is not the case with a Toulouse player”, he stated to characterize the difference in enthusiasm.

“When Stade Toulousein performs well, the XV of France performs”

“Toulouse is seen as the big club it is in terms of the prize-list, the generations, the squad,” he continued. “There is undoubtedly sometimes a bit of jealousy in relation to what Toulouse represents in terms of rugby and also as a supplier for the French XV.”

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If we guess that the typical description of a Parisian supporter boils down to a much more distant view of his local club than of the national team, he is not going to think that without clarification.

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“There is both jealousy, but also a lot of respect for what Toulouse does from year to year, which at one point also serves the French XV well. We must be aware that when Stade Toulousein performs well, it is correlated with the fact that. the XV of France is performing well”, commented the journalist from France Télévisions.

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As a reminder, Stade Toulouse (22) and Stade Français (14) are currently the two most successful clubs in the Top 14.