Stade Toulousain international full-back Thomas Ramos. CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP
On the final action of the match against UBB, the back of Stade Toulousain missed his pass to Alexandre Ramos, propelling the ball directly into touch. Before, a few seconds later, to lie down on the lawn complaining about the thigh. Sowing concern for a team already deprived of its two other rears, Melvyn Jaminet and Ange Capuozzo, injured. At the time of confiding, Thomas Ramos wanted to be reassuring. “ I took a big crutch on my leg. It stung at the time, but it’s getting better…»
He also returned to Toulouse’s authoritarian success against UBB (31-17).We knew it would be a complicated match. The fact of going back in front of the score just before the break did us good. It’s good to have managed not to take points in the second half but on our side we could even have finished one or two more shots. It was obviously very important to win after our elimination from the Champions Cup. We pondered a bit but we were keen to react. Our goal was to have fun again. The main thing is there: we are qualified directly for the semi-final. It will allow us to recover and that’s a good thing because we know that after such a long season the slightest rest period is important.»
