Toulouse-La Rochelle in the Final of the Top 14: duels, styles of play, mental… Élissalde deciphers the shock

2023-06-17 01:47:17

His heart, always yellow and black, leans more towards La Rochelle, his hometown and his training club. His reason (a little) more for Toulouse, the team in which he won everything as a player. “It’s 52-48 for Toulouse,” smiles Jean-Baptiste Élissalde. The former international scrum half, current coach of outgoing French champion Montpellier, is best placed to decipher this dream final between the two ogres of French rugby, Toulouse-La Rochelle, this Saturday (9 p.m.) at the Stade de France .