Expected on Friday for the clash against UBB in the Top 14 final, Romain Ntamack has bitter memories of his last appearance at the Vélodrome.
Stade Toulousain did not shine against La Rochelle last Friday. True to form, the Rouge et Noir nonetheless secured their ticket to the Top 14 final thanks to a 43-27 victory, helped by the indiscipline of the Rochelais, who in fact finished the match at 13 In the final, UBB will face Toulouse on the pitch at the Stade Vélodrome.
The Marseille enclosure brings back a painful memory to Romain Ntamack. The last time he came there, it was in fact on crutches. Barely more than a month after his terrible knee injury during the second summer preparation match of the French XV against Scotland, the Toulouse player, operated on a few days earlier for a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, found the Blues for the match against Namibia.
Serene but…
The French fly-half visited Fabien Galthié’s troops in their locker room and gave a few words of encouragement for the rest of the World Cup. He also gave news of himself on France 2. The physiotherapist and the surgeon are happy, my injury is progressing well. I’m taking the time but it’s okay, I’m happy. It feels weird but I’m happy to be here. It was the opportunity to come because I am not very far away. I would have preferred to be with them on the ground…”, he confided, appearing surprisingly serene.
Romain Ntamack has not forgotten anything about this day and has also shared this memory on Instagram. “The last time I was at the Vélodrome”, he wrote in a story as the Toulouse residents fine-tuned their preparation before the clash against Bordeaux. With only one objective: to keep the Brennus that the Stade had conquered last year thanks to an incredible feat from its No. 10 at the heart of the La Rochelle defense.
