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“There is no equivalent in the world for putting yourself in difficulty in such a rich workforce.” As the season resumes, Ange Capuozzo emphasized toAt the time of Rugby how the competition stimulated him, he who hoped to show more of his true face in Toulouse. Author of a hat-trick against Toulon at the end of the 8^e day of Top 14, and more generally a high-level start to the season, it is clear that the Italian international (25 years old; 21 caps) has never played so well for the Rouge et Noir. Good news could arrive soon.

His goal: “to be 100%”

Present on 7 match sheets (out of 8), starting 6 times (5 tries), Ange Capuozzo clearly has the wind in his sails. Today, he plays more than Matthis Lebel, long indestructible.

“I wouldn’t want to jinx it too much. But for the moment, things are going pretty well for me,” underlined, with a smile and a certain restraint, Ange Capuozzo, before the clash at the Stadium against Toulon. The kid trained in Pont-de-Claix added: “I can judge this period more on the regularity, the freshness and the recovery that I was able to put in place with the staff. It’s very interesting to be able to continue.”

Regularity has been lacking since his arrival in Toulouse in the summer of 2022, due to small physical glitches but also absences due to the national selection. There, he is clearly in good form, as evidenced by his top performances weekend after weekend.

My goal is to be available as much time as possible this season. Play or not, I don't make the team, but being 100% is a goal.

Towards a long-term extension?

Author of the final test of last season after a phenomenal 60m sprint in the Top 14 final, Ange Capuozzo recognizes a certain “evolution” in him, rather than a “click” to explain his excellent start to the 2024 financial year. 2025.

“I attack my 3^e year in Toulouse, and obviously I am no longer the same player as two and a half years ago when I arrived, from Pro D2 at that (Grenoble, NLDR). I learned from certain periods, mistakes, from quite a few things. I was able to grow.”

Growing up at the right time. Because Angel Capuozzo is at the end of the contract next June. And his desire was to stay in Toulouse. “What makes me vibrate and live is winning. Today, we can hardly say that there is better elsewhere in terms of regularity in the titles,” he told us. According to Olympic Middaythe player and Toulouse would have reached an agreement for a contract running until 2029.

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