This Thursday at a press conference, Toulouse manager Ugo Mola took stock of his squad before going to challenge Harlequins on Sunday (4:15 p.m.) in the Champions Cup. The news is not good for second-row Thibaud Flament (26 years old, 24 caps). “We lost him for a little while,” lamented Mola. Victim of a broken big toe after being stepped on one foot during the victory against Cardiff (52-7) last weekend, he will be unavailable for at least three weeks, which will also excludes Top 14 matches against Toulon on December 23 and La Rochelle on the 30th.
Winger Arthur Retière, injured in his hamstring against Cardiff, is also expected to be unavailable for several weeks. Right pillar Dorian Aldegheri, forced to withdraw at the last minute last week due to neck pain, is doing better, but still has to undergo examinations on Thursday evening. “We’re a little expectant” about it, Mola said. “We have our share of returns, our share of departures… All clubs encounter these problems, particularly during the winter period, where there are a lot of glitches and injuries. »
Green light for Cros, not for Capuozzo
Forfeited against Cardiff after suffering a concussion, international third-row François Cros received the medical green light to return to competition.
Hooker Julien Marchand, who has not played since the opening match of the World Cup with the Blues at the beginning of September, is training normally, like English third row Jack Willis. But the return of the two players, obviously lacking rhythm, could rather take place in the Championship.
Finally, the Italian international fullback Ange Capuozzo, injured in a thigh, has “fallen a little behind”, according to Mola, and remains in the infirmary in the company in particular of the Argentinian Juan Cruz Mallia, injured in a hand.
2023-12-14 13:02:46
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