Toulouse faces a scrumhalf shortage

Weighed down by a series of injuries at scrum-half, Stade Toulousain must contend with a squad that is severely tested as crucial matches approach. With Antoine Dupont, Ange Capuozzo, and Naoto Saito out of action, the Red and Black club is now relying on Paul Graou and his young hopefuls to stay the course. Antoine Dupont, Paul Graou, Naoto Saito, Simon Daroque, even the young Nathan Llaveria and even the versatile Ange Capuozzo: it's an understatement to say that Stade Toulousain started their season armed at scrum-half. But after eight months of competition, even this incredible depth of squad doesn't allow the defending champion to be completely confident when it comes to the final sprint