> Christophe Toustou: defense and video analysis

In place since 2014, Christophe Toustou is in charge of video analysis and defense, the latter being one of the great satisfactions of the past season. The TO will be able to continue to rely on the skills of Christophe Toustou next year, which allowed the club to obtain the title of best defense of the Championship 2021. Indeed, Toulouse Olympique finished the season with an average of less than 10 points collected per game.

> Rémi Casty: on the other side of the fence

After 15 years spent in the Catalan Dragons jersey, of which he was one of the emblematic captains, a freelance in NRL, with the Sydney Roosters in 2014, where he is the only French to have played so many matches (12), and having won a title (the World Club Challenge against Wigan), Rémi Casty had launched himself a final challenge by joining the TO at the beginning of 2021 to help the club to climb into the Super League. The pillar made a significant contribution to achieving the goal. He is one of the great architects of the historic TO season.

Despite his decision to hang on to the crampons, the group will still be able to benefit from his aura, his experience, his advice since Rémi Casty joins the Olympian staff as an assistant coach, and will accompany the club in a different way in the Super League adventure. .

> Jonathon Green: the one who puts the players back on their feet

Joined the staff in 2016 to support performance manager Adam Innes, “Jonny” Green is in charge of re-athletic training for players returning from injury and part of the statistical analysis. He is notably one of the great protagonists in the process of player recovery, as was the case for Paul Marcon during the last season. Affected by a rupture of the cruciate ligaments, the Toulouse international winger was accompanied by JonathonGreen throughout his rehabilitation in order to be able to resume during the 2022 season.

It also plays an important role in the detailed analysis of matches in order to identify the weaknesses, strengths and opponents of Toulouse Olympique, which allows the team to be in the best possible condition before a meeting.

Naturally, these aspects play a major role in preparing the players before their Super League debut on February 12 at the Ernest-Wallon stadium, when the TO host the Huddersfield Giants.

> Grégory White: dietetics is his business

Arrived as a TO player in 2011, the Franco-Australian moved to winger and then center positions for six years before retiring in 2017.

As a player, “Greg” was already paying attention to his lifestyle as a person, which led him to be in charge of the “nutrition / well-being” mission with the residents of the TO XIII training center in 2014 .

A member of the Olympian staff since he retired, he now helps the players to keep their cool, to remain flexible and lucid during the 80 minutes of a match, which is what he shone as a player. . In particular, he introduced in France, alongside the former mainstay of the Stade Toulousain Gurthrö Stenkmap, Zuu Fitness. This Australian method helps strengthen body and mind, working on power, cardio and mobility while promoting cohesion and team spirit.

These skills are essential a few months before Toulouse Olympique’s first meetings in the Super League and take their place in the strategy of coach Sylvain Houlès.

> David Pellier: the newcomer

Specialist in physical preparation, David Pellier completing the performance of the cell, composed of Adam Innes and Jonathon Green, thanks to his expertise in optimizing physical capacities in order to perform better.

Lover of judo, David Pellier practiced it for many years before becoming high level athletes in achieving their goals. Trained alongside big names in physical preparation, David Pellier was able to successfully complete this training with international judokas and other professional sportsmen in auto sport, volleyball, rugby and athletics.

His benevolence, his perseverance, his determination and his listening skills will also be invaluable assets in his support strategy for Toulouse residents. He works in close collaboration with the technical staff and the medical staff in their common mission to better prepare the players of Toulouse.

Olympic for the season in the Super League.

Four recruits under scrutiny

After six weeks of training, the Toulousains cut for the end of year celebrations.

Sylvain Houlès and his staff have available their entire workforce for this preparation and in particular the off-season recruits, namely:

> James cunningham, English hooker who started his professional career in 2012 at Hull FC and spent five seasons with the London Broncos. A major player in the squad, he notably participated in the London club’s comeback in the Super League at the end of the 2018 season. He spent the 2021 season with the Huddersfield Giants, the first club that the TO will face in the Super League on 12 February next.

> Matthew Russel, international winger from Scotland with extensive experience. Trained with the Wigan Warriors, he enjoyed the Cup and Super League finals with Warrington in 2016, participated in the 2013 and 2017 World Cups with the Scottish national team, and joined the TO after a 2021 season with the Leigh Centurions . > Gadwin Springer As for it is a more familiar name for the Toulouse public since it passed by the training center of TO XIII. He has since discovered the Super League in the ranks of the Catalans Dragons and was part of the Toronto Wolfpack’s rise to the Super League at the end of the 2019 season.

> Christophe hankinson, center of English nationality, arrives from the Wigan Warriors with whom he won a Super League Leaders Shield in 2020 and a Challenge Cup in 2018.

These four rookies bring a strong Super League experience, which the club were looking for in order to strengthen themselves for

the 2022 season. A season which, let us remember, will begin on February 12 with the reception of Huddersfield at Wallon. Previously, Toulouse will have a friendly match against the Catalans Dragons, on January 29, in Perpignan Gilbert-Brutus stadium, schedule to be defined).