Champions Cup – Toulouse: Ramos cited for another bad gesture
Aurélie SACCHELLI, Media365, published on Monday, December 19, 2022 at 10:28 p.m.
While he risks big for headbutting a Sale player, Thomas Ramos has also been cited for a suspicion of eye contact.
When will we see Thomas Ramos on a rugby pitch again? Maybe not right away … The Toulouse back risks a heavy suspension after the two bad gestures for which he was cited on Monday. Not only was the French international (20 caps, 1 try) cited for his header on Bryon McGuigan at the end of the match against Sale, won 45-19 on Sunday during the second day of the Champions Cup, but he also committed another bad act that the EPCR will try to elucidate. The match’s citing commissioner suspects the 27-year-old of eye contact with Sale scrum-half Gus Warr in the 56th minute. A gesture that no one had seen at first. If for his whim, Thomas Ramos risks between two and 104 weeks of suspension, he risks between four and 52 weeks of suspension for contact with the eyes. The disciplinary committee will meet this Wednesday and will be made up of Englishman Daniel White, Irishman Donal Courtney and Romanian Bogdan Zebeca. It’s the first time he’s been shown a red card since August 2014 against Castres, which should be a mitigating circumstance.
Toulouse in lack of rear
It therefore seems already certain that Thomas Ramos, author of 139 points in 11 games (including 10 as a starter) in all competitions since the start of the season, will miss the next two games at Stade Toulousain, against Castres this Thursday and at Clermont on January 1. . Another bad news for Rouge et Noir coach Ugo Mola, already deprived of Melvyn Jaminet and Ange Capuozzo in this position. Don’t panic, however, for the Haute-Garonne club, which occupies first place in the Top 14 after twelve days with a five-point lead over Racing 92, and which is co-leader of Group B of the Champions Cup with La Rochelle, after taking nine points in two games.