Third row François Cros has resumed collective training with Stade Toulouse while fly-half Romain Ntamack is uncertain ahead of the trip to Saracens.
Third row François Cros, absent since the first day of Top 14, resumed collective training with Stade Toulouse on Monday, while fly-half Romain Ntamack is uncertain ahead of the trip to Saracens in the Champions Cup on Sunday. The tireless third row with an impressive volume of play had not played again since Toulouse’s first match of the season in September, winners in Clermont, due to pain in his left knee.
Careful not to further damage a knee worn over the years, the 31-year-old had surgery in November. His upcoming return to competition is also good news for the French XV one month before the start of the Six Nations Tournament. The Toulouse squad is complete with its pack before going to challenge Saracens, near London, on Sunday (6:30 p.m.) during the third day of the Champions Cup.
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Ntamack still uncertain
However, problems are piling up at the back, since in addition to the long-term absences of Juan Cruz Mallia and Matias Remue and Ange Capuozzo’s broken finger at the end of December, fly-half Romain Ntamack is still suffering from lower back pain. Forfeited during the defeat at Perpignan in the Top 14 on Saturday (30-27), he is once again uncertain for the trip to England.
Center Pierre-Louis Barassi, victim of a concussion in November, the second for him in 2025, is still sidelined and undergoes tests every week. Barassi had partially resumed training in December, but had not felt well, and was therefore left to rest again. The news, however, is reassuring for Kalvin Gourgues and Teddy Thomas, affected in Perpignan, without seriousness.
