Three former international players join Toulon’s squad for next season
Mathieu Bastaraud will be part of the Toloni squad next season. Nicolas Tokat/AFP
Mathieu Bastareaud, Sergio Parisse and Andrea Masi are officially integrated into the RCT staff. In addition, the club signed several new players.
Toulon, who finished the season seventh in the Top 14, on Monday formalized the arrival of their three-quarters crew of former Italy international midfielder Andrea Masi, who will work alongside former RCT players Sergio Parisi and Mathieu Bastarod.
With the announcement of the extensions for Maxime Petitjean (footwork specialist), Richie Gray (running and collision spokes) and Anthony Kuderke (Head of Physical Readiness), RCT finalized the make-up of its coaching staff with the incorporation of two recently retired Parisse and Bastareaud. Former Third Midfielder (39 years, 142 caps)He will be a young coach (…) who will learn to impose his ideas and I am sure he will do wellMignone said of the Italian, who will be responsible for the switch.
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On the player side, six newcomers and four contract extensions
As for Bastarod (34 caps and 54 caps), he “It will organize everything related to the athlete such as travel, schedules and toilet“, Mignone explained. Toulon will be able to count on several new players next year: midfielder Silifacio Tolovoa, second or third row Yannick Yoyot, third row Esteban Abadi, Fly Half Enzo Hervey, English second row David Ribans, in addition to New Zealand winger Leicester Vaing Anoko .
Wales opening half Dan Biggar will remain from Toulon for the next two years, Mignone confirmed:Dan will play in the World Cup and after that he will be full time with the clubFinally, the Var technician has not hidden his desire to work on extending the contract for several elements, in particular evoking the case of scrum half Benoît Paillaugue, given as a starting point for Montpellier, where he will join the administration.Benot hasn’t signed yet (in the MHR), that’s not true, he’s still under contract with us. (…]There is a good chance that he will leave even if nothing is done todayBut he concluded,There is no question of letting him leave without financial compensation“.
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