the measured reaction of the staff on the return of Romain Ntamack

Matthieu Jalibert was not the only highly anticipated opening half this weekend on the Top 14 fields. In Toulouse, Romain Ntamack made his comeback after his calf injury which deprived him of the November tour. Stade Toulousain, returning to Ernest Wallon to face Perpignan, inflicted a nice correction on the Catalans (41-9).

“Ten times better”

Starting this match, Romain Ntamack was able to be decisive but also made some blunders. It was not the perfect match for the international fly-half, and the staff is well aware of that. As La Dépêche notes, David Mêlé was not rave about his player's performance but excuses it entirely because in truth, what replay match can be perfect? Romain Ntamack also has nothing to be ashamed of in his match against USAP.

In the first half, he tried to play around him, to bring forwards. He commits once, we manage to score a try… It was his return match, we know he can be ten times better. He is slowly building his comeback and we hope to quickly find him at his best level for the important deadlines that are coming.

David Mêlé seems convinced: Romain Ntamack will gain further momentum for the rest of the season, particularly for the Champions Cup where Toulouse will be eagerly awaited. And this rise in power will perhaps finally offer him his ticket for a return to Blue, for the next 6 Nations?