a nugget of the club confides his admiration for one of his teammates

He is at the right school to progress and learn. In recent months, Paul Costes has experienced a meteoric rise. World champion with the U20s last summer, the 21-year-old then made a place for himself with Stade Toulousain, playing 22 matches including the two Top 14 and Champions Cup finals. Since the start of the season, he has suffered a little more from competition from Pita Ahki, Pierre-Louis Barassi and Santiago Chocobares. Although he wants to learn alongside them, Paul Costes nevertheless refuses to fool them, as he confided to La Dépêche du Midi : “In my opinion, it would be a big mistake to idolize the guys you are competing with when you want to play for them. »

Costes wants to be inspired by Ahki

However, the son of the international Arnaud Costes admits to having been inspired for many years by Pita Ahki, with whom he is now regularly aligned: “Obviously, if for example I compare myself to a guy like Pita, who has proven so much, who has been there for a very long time… I watched his video clips so much when I was still in the youth category here, that yes, I I have a lot to learn from him” Since his arrival in France, the Tongan has established himself as one of the best players in the world in his position.

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