Johan Deysel, who will celebrate his 32nd birthday on September 26, is playing the third World Cup of his career. This is the second time as captain of Namibia. This Friday, for his team’s second match in this 2023 World Cup, he will meet the All Blacks whom he knows well. And this, in Toulouse. Not far from Colomiers where he has just spent five years. The only French club of his career.
Carré: “He marks his passage”
If Deysel left the club this summer, the mark left is indelible, believes the president of Colomiers: “Someone who has been here for five years, obviously he is marking his time at Colomiers. A guy who is always on time, respectful of the hierarchy, always listening. Really good boy and a very, very good player.”explains Alain Carré.
Johan Deysel and Namibia were placed in the New Zealand pool in 2015 and 2019. If the scores were heavy each time, it also allowed the Namibians to exist. And it’s up to Deysel to show off eight years ago by beating three defenders and scoring his team’s only try in the match. For the third time in a row, we will have this poster.
Coletta: “The level to play in Top 14”
In Colomiers, Deysel will have played 75 matches with the Colombe jersey and his teammates are unanimous: “He’s perhaps one of the best centers I’ve played with. He had the level to play in the Top 14, clearly. Everyone remembers his try scored against the All Blacks in 2015. It’s no small thing. He had stability in Colomiers and I think that’s why he didn’t look further. He’s a great person. Very straight, very discreet. In general, he didn’t talk in vain. He spent a lot of time with his family. When some people went out for drinks, he stayed home to recuperate. There are teammates who make an impression and he is one of them.”, cowardly Anthony Coletta*.*
Namibia, who have never won a World Cup match, will struggle to compete on Friday at the Toulouse Stadium but Johan Deysel will almost feel at home.
Deysel’s try in 2015 against the All Blacks
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