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Qui est la nouvelle arme de 140 kg des All Blacks ?

Pasilio Tosi regarde pendant une séance d'entraînement des All Blacks de Nouvelle-Zélande au NZCIS le 02 juillet 2024 à Wellington, Nouvelle-Zélande. (Photo par Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)

Les Néo-Zélandais l’appellent la « wrecking ball », la « boule de démolition ». Avec ses 140 kg, Pasilio Tosi, pilier des All Blacks, a été sélectionné comme remplaçant pour affronter les Wallabies à l’Accor Stadium le samedi 21 septembre, lors du premier des deux matchs de la Bledisloe Cup.

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En prévision de la rencontre, son idole, Ardie Savea, qui fait 41 kg de moins (il est annoncé à 99 kg sur le site des All Blacks), encourage Tosi à exploiter sa carrure imposante pour écraser les espoirs australiens.

« J’aimerais bien avoir un peu de ses cuisses », plaisante Savea, assis à côté du colosse. « Je lui dis toujours de bien garder le ballon, parce qu’il est presque impossible à arrêter.

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« Pendant les entraînements au plaquage, il me soulève. Il a le cœur et la carrure d’un bus. Connaître son parcours montre à quel point il est dédié à sa famille et à ce sport. »

Le parcours de Tosi est en effet remarquable. Il jouait en troisième ligne dans un club de rugby lorsque la pandémie a frappé il y a quatre ans.

« Pendant le confinement, la nourriture est devenue ma meilleure amie », confie-t-il. « Ma partenaire préparait de bons plats, et je ne refusais jamais rien. »

CHRISTCHURCH, NOUVELLE-ZÉLANDE - 24 JUIN : la présidente de New Zealand Rugby, Patsy Reddy, annonce la sélection de Pasilio Tosi lors de l'annonce de la sélection pour les tests internationaux des All Blacks de Nouvelle-Zélande au Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre, le 24 juin 2024 à Christchurch, en Nouvelle-Zélande. (Photo par Joe Allison/Getty Images)
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Pour sauver sa carrière, il a dû passer première ligne. « J’ai pris cette décision et en ai discuté avec ma partenaire. C’était surtout une question d’ego », admet-il.

« Je voulais rester numéro huit, mais je savais que ce changement serait bon pour moi et un nouveau défi. Si je ne l’avais pas fait, je ne serais probablement pas là aujourd’hui. »

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L'équipe recevante gagne
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Après son passage des Stags aux Steamers, Tosi décroche un contrat de Super Rugby avec les Hurricanes en 2021. Un choix sans regret.

Ardie Savea salue la transition réussie : « Passer de numéro 8 à pilier international est une énorme responsabilité, peu de gens peuvent le faire. »

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Scott Robertson, le sélectionneur des All Blacks, a félicité Tosi pour cette grande décision en lui offrant sa première sélection en juillet contre les Fidji.

« Il est technique, grand, avec une bonne mobilité et une excellente compréhension du jeu. Il est assidu, il sait quand être sérieux, et il apporte un bon équilibre à l’équipe. »

Pour Tosi, c’est un rêve d’enfant qui se réalise : « C’est un immense privilège de porter ce maillot que beaucoup rêvent de porter. »

Cet article a été initialement publié en anglais sur RugbyPass.com et adapté en français par Willy Billiard.

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