Julien Marchand will soon be back in the Top 14!

All Black prop Nepo Laulala has arrived in Toulouse and is training this week. Conversely, Blues hooker, Julien Marchand, remains absent.

The holiday is over for Nebo Laulala. The New Zealand prop arrived in Toulouse last Sunday, after his post-World Cup break. The former international (32 years old, 53 caps) was training with his new team on Tuesday.

Julien Marchand sees the end of the tunnel

After a month out of action, the right-hander, who played in the last World Cup final (he came on in the 66th minute for Tyrell Lomax), was initially content to mark the opposition during physical training, before taking part in the team.

But Laulala, who is going through the recovery phase, should not be on the next trip to the French stadium on Sunday (9:05 p.m.). Just like international prostitute Julien Marchand. After undergoing knee surgery after the World Cup, during which he only played a few minutes in the opening match against New Zealand, Marchand will soon see the end of the tunnel, after nearly three months out.

Julien Marchand is currently in a clinic abroad to check his recovery period and is due to return to training next week. Stade Toulouse will still be without Willis (neck) and Malia (hand), expected to feature in mid-December, but also the Ntamack brothers (Theo is still fresh after an ankle injury) and Ange Capuzzo, who injured his hamstring last week.

via RMC Sport