He is back. Victim of a ruptured cruciate ligament in his left knee during a preparation match for the French XV for the World Cup against Scotland, Romain Ntamack will return to the Stade Toulouse squad.
The Rouge et Noir defense coach, Laurent Thuéry, announced this Thursday at a press conference that the 24-year-old fly half will be in the group selected to face Pau on Saturday evening (9:05 p.m.) in the Top 14 at Ernest- Walloon.
The Blues opener had already traveled with his partners on Saturday to Bordeaux, but had to be content with the role of the 24th man, following the Toulouse defeat (31-28) from the Gironde stands. In front of his supporters, the one who resumed racing in December and collective training at the beginning of March should play his first minutes of play of the season.
What a pleasure to find Romain Ntamack near the pitch 😍
Now, we can't wait to see him in action again on the pitches of #TOP14 ⏳ pic.twitter.com/Jyi9TKuGOA
— TOP 14 Rugby (@top14rugby) March 26, 2024
Romain Ntamack, author of Toulouse's coronation try in the Top 14 final against La Rochelle at the end of June, had missed the World Cup at home, where Matthieu Jalibert had replaced him as the Blues' starting number ten during the competition . The player also missed the last Six Nations Tournament, where Jalibert and then his club partner Thomas Ramos played at fly-half during the competition.
Against the Palois, the future father should logically be able to get used to the Champions Cup. Toulouse, which is among the favorites of the competition, welcomes Racing 92 in the round of 16 on April 7 before moving on to a potential quarter-final the following weekend.
“Seeing him again in Walloon is great,” rejoices his partner, international pillar Dorian Aldegheri. Second in the Top 14, Toulouse has the opportunity to take first place at the Stade Français, traveling to Montpellier on Saturday, this weekend.