Stade Toulousain will undoubtedly present a revamped XV against Cardiff this Saturday (2 p.m.). The team is greatly diminished by the Covid-19. Captain and scrum half Antoine Dupont tested positive, as did his sidekick at the hinge Romain Ntamack.
Several internationals will miss the start of the preparation of the Blues
It’s here second time in less than a year that Antoine Dupont has contracted the virus. Stade number 9 had just returned from a knee injury, he resumed training on Monday. The international has not played competitively with his partners since December 11.
He was called up, like nine other Toulouse residents, in the group of 42 players called up by Fabien Galthié to prepare for the Six Nations tournament. Romain Ntamack and him will therefore miss the start this Sunday, January 23 of the preparation of the XV of France near Marseille. Other Toulouse internationals are also affected.
According to information from France Bleu Occitanie, the young fly-half Edgar Retière, thehe little brother of Arthur Retière, the international scrum half from La Rochelle, could know his first match sheet.
- Stade Toulousain – Cardiff from 1:30 p.m. this Saturday January 22 on France Bleu Occitanie