Stade Toulouse “is a fairly competitive team”, believes Maxime Mermoze, former international rugby player.

Stade Toulousain rises a little higher in rugby legend, Saturday May 25. In London, they won their sixth star during the Champions Cup final, against the Irish Leinster. Guest of 19/20 info, Maxime Mermoz, former player of the Toulouse team, congratulated the players’ victory. “I think the determination was really on the Toulouse side”, he assures with pride. However, the athlete has noted a number of disappointments in recent matches. “The players said it, they took it very badly. It’s a pretty competitive team”notes Maxime Mermoz.

If the Toulouse residents won a sixth star, they had suffered several defeats against Irish players in recent seasons. According to Maxime Mermoze, the team intended “drive the point home against these poor Irish”. “We must not forget that many players from Stade Toulouse make up the French XV and many had a rather frustrating World Cup and really wanted to return to trophies”he adds.