Enough to make Stade Toulouain shine even more. As we knew in the Top 5, Antoine Dupont would finally be Fabien Galthié’s favorite to take over the captaincy of the Blues during the autumn tour, the preparation of which starts this Monday in Marcoussis. At the end of September, he was elected best player of the Top 14 and best player of the France team of last season during Rugby Night.
Two other Toulouse residents are also in the coach’s short-list (Julien Marchand and Anthony Jelonch) but Antoine Dupont would be above all shoulder to shoulder with Gaël Fickou, international center of Racing 92. Fabien Galthié must announce his choice at the start of the week.
Ten Toulouse were called by Fabien Galthié to prepare for the three November tests with the XV of France: Cyril Baille, François Cros, Thibaut Flament, Anthony Jeloch, Julien Marchand, Peato Mauvaka, Antoine Dupont, Mathis Lebel, Romain Ntamack and Thomas Ramos.