Days away from the start of another long Top 14 season, Ugo Mola opens up.
31.08.26, 15:30 Updated 31.08.26, 18:44
Richard Dixon
Ramos and Cros, sad to see them go.
Mola talks with real feeling, almost emotionally, about the upcoming end of season departures of Thomas Ramos and Francois Cros. He bears no grudges, and will be very sad to see them depart, while recognising that this is the nature of professional sport. This leads into a much broader conversation about the nature of the club, and the fact that 'sacrifices' have to be made.
An institution in a permanent state of evolution.
They say that if you stand still, your competition will overtake you. Few businesses behave quite like Stade Toulousain in following this principle. Mola talks about the fact that 107 players have represented the professional team in the last six seasons, many of whom are no longer with the club. He offers this statistic to demonstrate that the club is always preparing for the future. It is too simplistic to say that the club is 'in transition' just because two or three players are leaving.
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Richard Dixon Richard's fascination with French rugby is deep and longstanding. University tours were followed by a spell playing for Bergerac. Once his playing days were over, he began coaching and attended the legendary Pierre Villepreux's residential coaching camps. Richard now lives in Toulouse, and coaches young people at both Stade Toulousain and TOEC.