Saint-Denis (France) (AFP) – Toulouse fly-half Romain Ntamack wants his club team-mates to carry their "energy" from lifting a fourth-straight Top 14 on Saturday to this July's Nations Championship campaign with France.
Issued on: 28/06/2026 - 10:50
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Romain Ntamack (R) has won the Top 14 six times © Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP
Ntamack will be one of nine additional players from Saturday's final to fly to Australia before their opener with New Zealand on Saturday. The 27-year-old will be joined by the likes of superstar scrum-half Antoine Dupont on the plane on Monday but the extra squad members will be rested for the game against the All Blacks. "I hope our joy from Toulouse will be taken there and we can bring happiness down there even if I don't doubt that they're already in good spirits," Ntamack told reporters on Saturday after holding on to beat Montpellier 28-20 in the final. "I hope we can bring our end of season energy to that squad," he added. Dupont confirmed he would be heading to the southern hemisphere with Les Bleus straight after the game to French television. Club team-mates in centre Kalvin Gourgues, hooker Peato Mauvaka, lock Emmanuel Meafou and Montpellier flanker Lenni Nouchi as well as midfielder Auguste Cadot have also been linked with a spot in the squad. Dupont and Ntamack face competition for the starting half-backs berths from Bordeaux-Begles playmakers Maxime Lucu and Matthieu Jalibert for a match against Australia on July 11 and Japan a week later. 'Job done'
