Last year, the rumor gained a little momentum when Ardie Savea announced “I would love to play with Antoine Dupont. In Toulouse? That would be great!“
Was Stade Toulousain going to listen to the call of the number 8 of the All Blacks and try to bring him to the banks of the Garonne? Savea has since engaged with the Moana Pasifika and resolved the matter.
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But it is true that for 3 years, Toulouse has never replaced Jerome Kaino with a player of the same profile. He also did not compensate for the departure of Selevasio Tolofua in 2023 with a number 8, even if Léo Banos arrived this year. Moreover, it is probably the only elite club not to have any third line training center among its professional contracts.
The reason? It is that if Alexandre Roumat, who continues like a madman (64 matches out of 76 possible since 2022), has found a vocation since his arrival in the pink city in this position, the succession promises to be grandiose, too. Firstly with Mathis Castro-Ferreira, revelation of last season and author of 9 tries in 15 Top 14 matches, at 20 years old, for his first season among the pros.
Absent since the restart due to a facial fracture and an operation, he should nevertheless resume in October and bring all his sense of timing, placement and his ability to break.
TOP 14. Mathis Castro Ferreira, symbol of Toulouse youth fed at the school of duplicates
A time that the club’s other young number 8, Théo Ntamack (22 years old) is using to gain playing time. Held back by injuries last season, he is having a very interesting start to the 2024/2025 financial year.
Author of a full of gas and timely test against Vannes, then starter in Montpellier, he was again very much to his advantage against Castres last Saturday. And if he couldn’t prevent his team’s defeat in the derby, he was probably the best stadium player on the pitch.
Always with this ability to carry the ball, attack spaces and therefore be in advance and play after him. From his match in Castres, we will also remember his clear crossing in the second half as well as his 3 offloads, a record for the match.
As for the youngsters, it’s hard because Mathis (Castro Ferreira) and Tété (Ntamack) are very good players but… (he thinks), Matthis is often at the right time in the right place, so I’m going to say judicious, sense of timing. He is always well placed to score or make the difference. And Théo I will say explosiveness. He’s a guy who goes extremely fast. Either explosiveness or contact play. – Roumat for La Dépêche
From there to gaining more momentum in the group this season? It may be. With the return of Anthony Jelonch who can also help out, Toulouse should in any case not be deprived, even when the wind comes…
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