a star from Stade Toulousain wants to change his game to surprise

He is one of the most promising players on the world tour. With an extraordinary size, Emmanuel Meafou has continued to gain strength in recent years. A member of Stade Toulousain, the second row has also become one with the XV of France, where he has a series of tenures. Still valuable against New Zealand, the player of Australian origin is nevertheless aware of still having to improve. He particularly wants to broaden his range of play, he who is particularly expected by defenses, as he confided to The Team : “I am more monitored. On the one hand, it means that I have strong points and that I have worked hard to be so feared. On the other hand, it forces me to evolve my game to be less predictable. At the moment, it's true, I'm having a little more difficulty surprising the defenders. »

Meafou must “find other strategies to continue scoring”

While he finished the 2022/2023 season as Stade Toulousain's top try scorer, Meafou is watched close to the lines and struggles to achieve the same performance: “I can no longer just charge into the crowd and hope that my physique is enough to blow up the defense. The guys in front have gotten to know me and now know how to stop me from passing. So I have to find other strategies to continue to score. I have to work more, but it's exciting. » The young second-row is still far from having reached the full extent of his abilities.

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