It was expected, it’s official. Nepo Laulala is a Stade Toulousain player. The solid pillar of Samoan origin (1.84m; 122 kg) had announced his departure from the Auckland Blues at the end of June and had since been expected on the Haute-Garonne side.

New Zealand international (32 years old, 46 selections), he will join the first line of the French champion at the end of the World Cup with the All Blacks (September 8 – October 28).