In Marseille

Affected in the calf, mid-August, during the Blues’ second preparation match, in Saint-Étienne against Scotland (30-27), Cyril Baille will return to competition, Thursday evening (9 p.m.), against Namibia , on the occasion of the Blues’ third match in the World Cup. At a press conference, the left pillar of Stade Toulousain confided: “I am both relieved and very happy to be back with the group. At the time of the injury, I was in limbo. I wasn’t calm and I had a lot of stress. Once I had the results, we set goals to come back. We have done a lot of work with the staff, I am very happy to return to a big stadium like Marseille.”

Speaking about the work he has done during his recovery, the 30-year-old with 44 caps added: “It’s never easy when you’re injured. There were quite a few discussions with the staff to decide on my return. My progress was positive. I started training again and it went well. I feel good physically. I need to play to get back into rhythm. I’m excited to play again. There is more excitement than apprehension.”