Toulouse (AFP)

Competition with the phenomenon Cheslin Kolbe, the partial gauge, his first quarter-final at home ... Toulouse winger Yoann Huget told AFP, a few days before the shock in the European Cup against to the Irish of Ulster.

"The reception conditions are a disadvantage for us because we would have liked 33,000 people to grow behind us", he explained.

Q: You made your comeback to competition against La Rochelle last weekend (39-23).

In what state of mind after this particular offseason?

A: "After seven months without playing, I had a lot of fun, obviously. I never doubted that I will play rugby again and the club has done a considerable job to surround us as best as possible. But to share the forward -match, the locker room, the warm-up, yes, all that feels a lot of good (he smiles)! Afterwards, we knew that everything would not be perfect in this match but the victory will give us a little more confidence for the after."

Q: The rest is this quarter-final against Ulster which will ultimately not take place at the Stadium but in front of a reduced gauge.

What is your feeling ?

A: "It's my first quarterback at home since I played in Toulouse, so it's already an event for me. Of course, the reception conditions are a disadvantage for us because we would have liked 33,000 people (the maximum capacity of the Stadium, Editor's note) are growing behind us but we are counting on those who will be at the stadium on Sunday to make the maximum noise. Ulster, we have been working on it since the start of confinement. We did not really know where we were going in Top 14 so we focused on the European Cup. We know what to expect: it is a team that has a long game time to push its opponents to the fault. They will not give up ... but neither do we! "

Q: On a personal level, how do you experience the competition within the Toulouse Stadium, and in particular that with the phenomenon Cheslin Kolbe who plays in the same position as you?

A: "+ Ches' + drags everyone in its wake, young and old, like me (smile). There has always been a lot of competition on the wings at the Stade Toulouse, whether with Cédric Heymans, Vincent Clerc or others ... There are times when boys are put more forward than others but that pushes everyone else to question themselves. The Toulouse Stadium has always been armed to win titles and we will need everyone to go as far as possible in each competition. "

Interview by Julien Carrère

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