huge blow from Stade Toulousain, who will be able to count on Georges-Henri Colombe next season

At the end of his contract at the end of the season with Stade Rochelais, Georges-Henri Colombe chose not to extend with the Maritimes. Stade Toulousain, looking for a right pillar to compensate for the long injury of Nepo Laulala, managed to attract the French international, who will play next season under the orders of Ugo Mola.

A fantastic reinforcement for Stade Toulouse. Prop Georges-Henri Colombe will play with the reigning double French champions next season. Information, revealed this Friday by The Team and confirmed by RMC Sport. Arriving in 2022 in the Maritimes, from Racing 92, the forward was at the end of his contract at the end of the season. If an extension seemed more plausible, the strong pillar (1.93m for 142 kg) will finally join Occitanie.

A huge blow, why? Quite simply because the right pillar is, at only 26 years old, considered one of the best in his position. French international (4 caps), the Rochelais is the replacement for Uini Atonio at club. In the selection, this role of understudy is shared with a Toulouse resident, Dorian Aldegheri, his future teammate. Performing particularly well in the scrum, the current La Rochelle player will help the Haut-Garonnais, who are struggling in this sector at the start of the season.

Dove to replace Laulala

Victim last February of a ruptured Achilles tendon, Nepo Laulala has not set foot on a rugby field since. At 33, the New Zealand international remains under contract until June 2026 with the reigning European champions. But according to our information, Toulouse is seeking to part with it and the forward should no longer play in the Rouge et Noir jersey.

Next season, Ugo Mola will notably have the luxury of having to choose between two French internationals, Aldegheri and Colombe, but also one of the Toulouse revelations of the previous season, Joël Merkler (22 years old).