By the editorial staff
Published yesterday at 10:47 p.m., Updated 1 hour ago
Julien Marchand had not played with Toulouse again since the last Top 14 final. Norbert Scanella / Norbert Scanella / Panoramic
He was injured during the first World Cup match against the All Blacks.
The end of a long tunnel. International hooker Julien Marchand returned to the field this Saturday during the reception of RC Toulon at the Stadium. He came on in the 49th minute replacing Peato Mauvaka. Injured his hamstring during the opening match of the World Cup between the Blues and the All Blacks on September 8, he had not played again since.
The staff of the XV of France had kept him in the group hoping that he would be restored for the semi-finals of the World Cup. At the end of October, the pain persisting, Julien Marchand and Stade Toulousain chose the operation. His last match with Stade Toulousain dates back to the Top 14 final won against Stade Rochelais last June.
“I still have work to find my bearings”
At the end of the match won at the Stadium, Julien Marchand spoke to Canal +: “My return ? I still have work to find my bearings because it’s been a while since I last played. We wanted to clean my knee a little to get back on a good footing, we took advantage of it after the World Cup. We will have to work well again with the team and that will do it.”
