Top try scorer in the Top 14 (108), Toulouse is often praised for its offensive qualities. But if he excels so much in attack, it’s because his defense very often allows him to recover those famous turnover balls that he loves. And if he so often emerges victorious in decisive matches, it is also because his players always manage to sublimate themselves near their line to prevent the opponent from scoring. At Stade Toulousain, the great architect of this opaque defense is called Laurent Thuéry. Although he is not the best known of the club’s coaches, this 35-year-old technician also wore the red and black jersey in the Espoirs and once among the pros (2008). “I was a supporter of this club when I was a kid,” he says. I came to the matches with my father, who has been a season ticket holder here for thirty years. »
