Trained at FCG, revealed in Pro D2, brilliant during his international debut, the rugby player from Isère Ange Capuozzo signed up with Stade Toulousain.
“Angelo” said goodbye to Stade des Alpes and FCG on Thursday evening, with a victory against Bourg-en-Bresse on the last day of Pro D2. Its future is now written in Toulouse Stadiumwhich this Friday morning formalized the arrival of the23 year old rear.
“I know I would never really have left” – Ange Capuozzo on his attachment to FCG
Born at Claix Bridge where he started rugby, Ange Capuozzo was trained at FCG and started in the first team in 2019 in Pau. Grenoble descended into Pro D2, he is gradually asserting himself as one of the major players in the team and in the championship, notably finishing co-best try scorer in 2021. ” I will keep a lot of things, but at the same time I know that I would never really have left, I am from Grenoble, FCG supporters, I have family ties here, it is a page that will turn for me but it there are all these things that will keep me here for a while “.
Fast, decisive, the Isérois attracts the attention of a large number of elite clubs. And so it is Toulouse and its 21 French championship titles that he chose” wearing this jersey is an opportunity that will present itself once and which may not come back again, I could not let it pass, with my relatives we asked ourselves the question of knowing if I was ready, and yes I think I am ready. I’m ready to get out of this comfort zone and see if what I’m doing today in Grenoble I can do elsewhere. “.
Brilliant in the Tournament
Selectable with Italy by his grandparents, Ange Capuozzo made his mark on the last day of the 6 Nations Tournament by being, through one of his reminders of which he has the secret, at the origin of the resounding Italian victory in Wales. Proof that despite his “light” size (1m77 and 71kg), you must not underestimate the qualities of the back who will now come up against a stiff competition in the most successful club in France.
– Mike Egerton