The Toulouse tricolor armada regains a little more consistency. After Peato Mauvaka, Dorian Aldegheri and Melvyn Jaminet, it is the turn of six other French internationals to come and meet their teammates from Stade Toulousain. Cyril Baille, Thibaud Flament, Anthony Jelonch, François Cros, Thomas Ramos and Antoine Dupont participated in training this Tuesday. They could be lined up by Ugo Mola on Saturday for the reception of the USAP, last of the Top 14.
The scrum half had not set foot on the field since October 15 and the elimination of the Blues in the quarter-finals of the World Cup against South Africa (29-28). Returning in time for this meeting after suffering a maxillo-zygomatic fracture, he then went on vacation to Bali, Indonesia, according to photos published on his social networks. Dupont participated normally on Tuesday, without a helmet, in the collective session at Stade Toulouse.
“The club is an airlock where we have to listen, be patient and above all not ask too much of them at the start,” Toulouse manager Ugo Mola declared last week about his globalists. We try to be a sort of bubble allowing them to recharge their batteries, to arrive in a climate of trust, where they do not need to re-prove anything. They will do what they can, however they want. »
Merchant still absent
The only thing missing is hooker Julien Marchand, operated on one knee and not yet fully recovered from a thigh injury contracted during the opening match of the World Cup against the All Blacks.
He shares the Toulouse infirmary with winger Matthis Lebel, second row Josh Brennan and third rows Léo Banos and Théo Ntamack, victim of a sprained ankle last weekend. The scrum half or flyhalf Baptiste Germain was spared at the start of the week and the second row Emmanuel Meafou trained separately.
Stade Toulousain, reigning French champion, currently occupies 6th place in the Top 14 with three wins and two defeats in five matches.
