It is with a broad smile thatAnthony Jelonch arrived at a press conference after victory of Toulouse Stadium in Montpellier, this Saturday, September 21 (20-11). A satisfaction all the greater since he finally participated in a success of the “red and black”, for the first time in eight months and his cruciate ligament rupture against Bath in the Champions Cup.”Sure, it’s been a long time since I tasted it.” smiles the French international. “It’s nice to be back on the pitch with my mates and a victory is just a bonus..” The end of a long way of the cross.
Ready for 2/3 months
This return, Anthony Jelonch, His surgeon and the Toulouse staff carefully prepared him. “It was planned for a while, I’ve been really well for two or three months. We wanted to wait quite a while this time, more than last time. (before the 2023 World Cup, he had already suffered this injury and returned in record time, editor’s note), and with the surgeon, we had planned to resume now, so it’s done, I feel really good. I was injured for seven and a half months, I returned to the field a month ago, it was time to resume matches” says Jelonch.
Even far from the field, The Gersois did not waste his timefar from it. “I was able to work on some weaknesses that I had in my body, I was able to work on my upper body, my shoulders, and now I’m all fired up to get back into it.“
The feeling of not having cut
Coming into play around the 50th minute, Anthony Jelonch did Jelonch : well-judged tackles, and ball catches with speed preceding frontal charges.In truth, it feels like my last match was two weeks ago, whereas it had been eight months since I had last set foot on a rugby pitch. It was natural, and I am very happy to be back..”
With this return, Jelonch ends eight months of miserywhich he handled philosophically.”I am always optimistic, so it’s quite simple, I just told myself that I had to do the rehabilitation, that I had already done it once so I was capable of doing it a second time. Four months after the operation, I was really well, I could have a normal life. Paradoxically, I recovered even faster than the first time. I didn’t have to be immobilized, I was able to walk again the day after the operation, which allowed me not to lose too much muscle in my operated leg. And since I knew what I had to do since I had already injured myself once, the sensations were even better, so I went all out..”
Jelonch finally leaves the infirmary, and comes to do knots in the brains of the staffwho must decide between Willis, Roumat, Cros, Banos, Ntamack and others in each match.I feel like it will get better and better from week to week.” concludes Anthony Jelonch. Very good news for Toulouse, a little less good for the 13 other teams of the Top 14.
