According to information from
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, international winger Teddy Thomas (28 years old, 28 caps), at the end of his contract with Racing 92 at the end of the season, would have signed up for three years with Stade Rochelais.
In the Maritimes, the player trained at Biarritz Olympique will find Irish manager Ronan O'Gara, whom he had worked with in Hauts-de-Seine until 2017.
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Teddy Thomas had extended his one-year contract at Racing in June 2021, accepting a salary cut to be able to play with his friend Gaël Fickou, who arrived during the season from Stade Français Paris.
At the time, Ile-de-France manager Laurent Travers said:
“I am very happy that Teddy is staying with us.
Everyone is well aware of Teddy's intrinsic qualities.
He is someone who is outside the norm.
On the other hand, what is important is that he is able to be as constant over the matches and over the duration of a match. "
Absent in several capital matches
With the Ciel et Blanc, the winger with the electrical support had known ups but also many downs. Able to unlock a match on the spot, he had also been the victim of numerous repetitive injuries, missing several crucial matches (2016 Top 14 final, two Champions Cup finals in 2016 and 2020). During the 2015-2016 season, he only played two matches with his club.
Last Sunday, during the lost match against Union Bordeaux-Bègles, Teddy Thomas was at the heart of a heated controversy, accused of having confined his vis-à-vis, the Argentinian Santiago Cordero.
The entire Altoséquanais club had supported him on Thursday at a press conference.
“Some should refresh their memory a little,
had dropped Laurent Travers.
Because before criticizing or saying, some should remember the actions that have been done, by themselves or by others.
Before criticizing the opponent, we look at ourselves.
“Evoking, without naming it, Matthieu Jalibert who had chambered the rear of Castres, Julien Dumora, in November 2020.
