With Efraín Elías, the unusual formation that Toulouse presented against La Rochelle

In the matchday 14 of the Top 14 in France, Toulouse faced Rochelle and coach Ugo Mola surprised everyone by forming an extremely young team, in which Efrain Elias He started for the first time, but he put up a fight until falling 22-19 on the hour mark as a visitor. The party, in Disney+.

Since his arrival in French rugby, the 20-year-old from Córdoba He played three games with the team he has Antoine Dupont as the maximum figure and the Pumas Juan Cruz Mallía and Santiago Chocobares also as references. Two of those matches were as a substitute, being against Les Maritimes his debut in the starting XV. The forward disputed 49′ for the tournament escorts.

His presence occurred within the framework of a technical decision to put together a formation made up almost entirely of rugby players born in this millennium. With the intention of saving players for the third date of the Champions Cup against Sharks in Durban, the inclusions made by the 51-year-old French head coach They gave their squad an average age of 22.4.

In it Marcel-DeflandreAfter six months of absence, Cyril Baille He returned and was the only one who was over 30 years old. (31) to become the undisputed reference for visitors. Up close, although on the relay bench, they were Anthony Jelonch (28) next to Julien Marchand (29) as the trident that had to lead and support the young people, with the Italian international, Ange Capuozzoalso adding a few minutes as a reserve.

However, at the other extreme, Thomas Alary (18), Lucas Vignères (19), Raphaël Portat (21) and Sialevailea Tolofua (19) They were the four baptisms that the comparison counted. Furthermore, other forays with little expertise in oval sport were those of Simon Daroque and Célian Pouzelgues in the backs with the task of adding their second confrontation in the main French league, the same situation they went through Valentin Delpyalthough this played his third game.

Toulouse’s formation against La Rochelle:

1- Cyril Baille (31)

2-Thomás Lacombre (20)

3-Malachi Hawkes (22)

4- Efraín Elías (20)

5- Clement Vergé (23)

6- Léo Banos (22)

7- Jack Brennan (23)

8- Théo Ntamack (25)

9- Simón Daroque (19)

10- Valentín Delpy (21)

11- Célian Pouzelgues (21)

12- Paul Costes (21)

13- Lucas Vigneres (19)

14- Nelson Épée (23)

15- Thomas Alary (18)

Substitutes

16- Julien Marchand (29)

17- Benjamin Bertrand (21)

18- Raphael Portat (21)

19- Anthony Jelonch (28)

20- Sialevailea Tolofua (19)

21- Ange Capuozzo (25)

22- Dimitri Delibes (25)

23- Joel Merkler (23)