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Watch: Liam Messam red carded after high shot against Montpellier
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Ex-All Black Liam Messam was red carded in Toulon's loss to Montpellier in the Top 14 after this high shot on centre Yvan Reilhac.
The flanker caught the midfielder cutting back in a crunching ball-and-all tackle, rocking Reilhac and stopping him in his tracks. Messam was adjudicated to have made contact with Reilhac's chin, resulting in a red card. The incident occurred in the 81st minute, however, with the result of the match already sealed.
Toulon slumped to their fifth loss of the season and were truly outclassed by the home side in the 29-17 loss.
Benjamin Fall and Timoci Nagusa went over to give the home side a 14-10 lead at the break, while Jan Serfontein and Louis Picamoles added further tries in the second half for last season’s beaten finalists.
All Blacks Julian Savea and Malakai Fekitoa saw action in the dying stages from the bench, with Savea sparking Toulon's last try with a brilliant offload down the left-hand touchline.
The result leaves struggling Toulon in 12th place in the table.
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It took a whole season to wash the Foster stink out to be fair. There's still been substantial change though. I think only 7 starters from the RWC QF v IRE started the IRE test in Dublin. This year wasn't the year for full innovation, transition needs to be balanced, & incremental. The new coaches will be able to stamp their full mark on the ABs from 2025 when Razor will select his first proper squad from a mega talented player pool. Exciting times ahead.
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