It is one of the centerpieces of the Stade Toulousain 2024-2025 edition. Pierre-Louis Barassi should extend with the Haute-Garonne team for the next few seasons. At 26 years old, the center is determined to establish himself among the Rouge et Noir.
According to information revealed this week by the Olympic Midday, Pierre-Louis Barassi does not want to give in to the sirens of other Top 14 clubs. “The original Audois is now determined to continue the Toulouse adventure and its extension is no longer in doubt.”, confirms the specialist journal.
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For several months, the second center of Stade Toulousain has been dazzling the Top 14 pitches with his talent. Before that, he had been weighed down by injuries and had failed to demonstrate the full extent of his talent since his departure from LOU Rugby in 2022.
Faced with his setbacks in recent seasons and given his enormous potential, several major Top 14 clubs came forward to try to secure the services of the Stade Toulousain player. Stade Français Paris and RC Toulon were notably the main interested parties.
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Barassi, soon with the XV of France?
In parallel, Pierre-Louis Barassi hopes to take advantage of his (almost certain) extension in Toulouse to permanently integrate the XV of France. Called up this fall by Fabien Galthié, number 13 only had one short week of gathering in Marcoussis before returning home.
For 2025, and the VI Nations Tournament in particular, he now hopes to be a regular call-up, or even increase his number of selections with the XV of France. In the past, Pierre-Louis Barassi has already worn the rooster jersey 3 times and he played in the World Cup in Japan in 2019.
A year ago, Pierre-Louis Barassi had publicly expressed his desire to return to the Blues. At the start of 2024, the former Lyonnais spoke on this subject at a press conference: “If I'm lucky enough to be called up, I'll be 100%, but for now my focus is on the club.”Now, the priority objective seems to be validated. performing well at Stade Toulousain, will he be the pleasant surprise of this 2025 VI Nations Tournament.
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