True to its development model, Stade Toulousain have announced contract extensions for seven players from their academy side. A burst of signings running to 2028 for some and 2029 for the others, confirming the strategy of the club with the best JIFF quota in the league.

True to its development model, Stade Toulousain have announced contract extensions for seven players from their academy side. A burst of signings running to 2028 for some and 2029 for the others, confirming the strategy of the club with the best JIFF quota in the league.

Portat and Nemor to 2028, five others to 2029

Two players extend to 2028: Jérémy Nemor, with one senior appearance, and Raphaël Portat, currently on loan at Provence Rugby and already with 18 senior matches behind him. The other five commit to 2029: Lucas Vignères (5 senior matches, on loan at Colomiers for the 2026-27 season), Roméo Martin-Bonnard and Simon Daroque (5 matches each as well), Nathan Llaveria (1 match) and Marceau Marzullo.

What they all have in common is having already appeared at least once in the red and black shirt, a sign that the bridge between the academy side and the senior squad is anything but theoretical in Toulouse.

A model others are copying

A pioneer in this area, the Haute-Garonne club leans on its academy to absorb the absence of its many internationals during the international windows. A policy that pays off, now imitated by almost the entire elite, and one that allows the four-time reigning French champions to prepare for a run at a fifth straight title without mortgaging the future.