a former club legend in support to justify the turnover and the draw in Lyon

The 12th day of Top 14 ended Sunday evening with a draw between Lyon and Toulouse, with a score of 17-17. A frustrating result, and which may have disappointed the Toulouse supporters in particular, their team having unaccustomed them to not winning matches. So obviously, only getting two points against a team that is currently playing to maintain its position, that's a little grumbling…

Some will also regret that the executives were not aligned, which would perhaps have allowed a different outcome to this meeting. But first, Toulouse has already won without its leaders, as we saw last season. Then, Ugo Mola said, there are playing times to manage, and more particularly at Stade Toulousain where there are a lot of internationals. All these calculations will mean that the Rouge et Noir group will rotate during the season. This is what a former Toulouse legend, Fabien Pelous, put forward on Ici Occitanie (formerly France Bleu Occitanie) to defend the latest result of his former club.

I believe that we should not be hard on the Toulouse people because a season is very long, and we have to manage it this season and in particular the physical potential of each person. We see that some players are still rather preserved for times when it will be important. That is to say the European Cup moments, because it is a very tight competition and you have to win every match, and then for the final stages.

In the meantime, the best players will also go and play a 6 Nations tournament, so for a while we have to rest all these players and let the others play. And we saw that the others are still at the level of the Top 14 because they draw away, with someone who needs points.