Guillaume Marion, Media365: published on Tuesday April 15, 2025 at 3:10 p.m.
After having made a name for himself by practicing rugby at 7, Joachim Trouabal is now trying to make a place in NFL. During the detections, the Frenchman was talked about by breaking a record.
If for Antoine Dupont, “it’s too late”, a French rugby player would like to realize his dream and play in the future in NFL, the prestigious North American American football league. Indeed, after having started his career in rugby at 7, Joachim Trouabal, the son of former athlete Jean-Charles, aims to shine now on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. Currently in the United States to do detections, the one who defended the colors of the French rugby team at 7 has just been talked about and scoring points. Because, during the Pro day, the winger broke a speed record on 40 yards (just over 36 meters). By being flashed at 37.27 km/h, Trouabal is now better than Kavontae Turpin who had made 35.95 km/h in 2024 by scoring a touchdown. “There, I push my limits. Every day, I think I progress. I am at a level that I had never reached, I think, in terms of speed, support, “explained the French, at the end of last year.
Trouabal had this idea in mind for a long time
If the path promises to be tortuous, Louis Rees-Zammit can testify, the former Septist is motivated by his new project. “I had already inquired a few years ago to, why not, go playing university there. But I had taken it too late, I was told that I was too old. There, the door reopens! (…) I think I would have seized this opportunity without them (Christian Wade and Louis Rees-Zammit). They may have paved the way, that, thanks to them, rugby players are taken more seriously. But it was an idea that I had in a corner of my head before they go there, recognized Trouabal, during an interview with Rugbyrama. (…) I love sport and, above all, this mentality that Americans have around performance and its optimization. Nobody trains like them! I love the development phases they have and their way of seeing physical performance. »»
