jauzy19 Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Scotland rugby star Di Rollo leaves Toulouse 01 July 2008 By BILL LOTHIAN SCOTLAND rugby star Marcus Di Rollo today confirmed his time at European rugby giants Toulouse is over. The 30-year-old centre, from Edinburgh, has resigned himself to being victim of an impasse arising from conflicting medical opinion over a cardiac issue he has carried since birth. A short statement in the French media today indicated that the deADVERTISEMENT al which saw Di Rollo leave Edinburgh last summer for Toulouse where he was to play just one minute of rugby in the subsequent season as a result of his heart problem was about to finally fall through – prompting mixed feelings from Di Rollo. On the one hand he will soon be free to pursue rugby employment virtually anywhere other than France where SPAM refused to countenance him playing, albeit Di Rollo stressed nothing has yet been decided so far as future assignments are concerned. The down side is that the former Watsonians ace knows full well the quality of the club he is about to leave, having been on the staff as they reached the Heineken European Cup Final before wrapping up the French domestic title for the 17th time at the weekend. "Nothing has been decided other than the fact I will not be a Toulouse player next year," said Di Rollo. "There are still one or two things to get sorted out and it is slow going. "The whole matter has been going on for so long but when I return to Toulouse in a couple of weeks from Edinburgh I'll hopefully get things sorted. I can't get anybody to talk to in the (club) office." It was when Di Rollo undertook a seemingly routine medical on joining Toulouse that a heart abnormality was revealed. Scottish SPAM had long been aware but had cleared him to play and he has been able to reach the 21-cap mark so far. Di Rollo added: "One of the difficulties has been being in limbo. I had a letter which must have been from the International Board clearing me to play in the World Cup, ironically in France, and there have certainly been ups and downs in the past year. "I would come for tests in Britain and return to France with good results only to find it didn't help over there. "The condition was something I was born with and so long as I kept getting checked out they (SPAM) were happy. "Anywhere else, including the UK, I'd have got on with my rugby. I was looking for a fresh start and a fresh challenge in Toulouse. "It certainly would have been an awesome season to have been involved but the European Cup run had everybody asking questions again. The questions were the same in Scotland and in France. "Sometimes things were looking good for to get back playing, then it would look pretty bleak. "That's life I suppose ..." In vowing to draw strength from his rugby ordeal, Di Rollo has paid tribute to his wife Leanne and other members of his family for the support they have afforded him, while national coach Frank Hadden also received a special mention. "Leanne has been through this with me every step of the way and I'm grateful for all the support I've received," he continued. "I spoke with Frank Hadden after he picked me for the Scotland A squad for the recent Barclay's Churchill Cup in North America (Di Rollo was subsequently forced to pull out) and it was encouraging that he was obviously keen to get me back in the saddle. "Yes, I do believe in that saying 'what doesn't kill you makes you stronger' and hopefully I can draw on that in the future." http://sport.scotsman.com/rugby/Scotland-r...ollo.4239687.jp Link to comment
kwll Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Ca doit etre le gars qui a le moins joué du club, peut etre de tout temps ^^ 1 minute face a Dax, j'ai envie de dire "MDR" ^^ Link to comment
SCARY82 Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 en match officiel 1minute, il me semble qu'il a joué contre Narbonne, et Bourgoin en match de préparation. Link to comment
nrbr Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Le centre écossais Marcus Di Rollo a confirmé à "The Scotsman" qu'il quittait le Stade toulousain en raison d'un différent avec le staff médical sur le problème au coeur qu'il connait depuis sa naissance. Di Rollo, qui n'a joué qu'une minute cette saison, est libre de tout engagement. Rugbyrama Link to comment
MikaCuba Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Moi je suis content ... ça prouve le sérieux de l'équipe médical .. on ne prend aucun risque Link to comment
jauzy19 Posted July 1, 2008 Author Share Posted July 1, 2008 Il ne peut plus jouer pour une équipe française. Glasgow qui perd Scott Barrow et peut être Daryl Gibson pourrait une bonne destination pour lui, même s'il est un Edinburgh boy. Bonne chance à lui pour la suite. Link to comment
Gabi Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 (edited) Merci à lui de nous avoir aidé à gagner le brennus. Aprés le départ de Montauriol, c'est quand même un 2e coup dur. Ca sent mauvais pour la saison prochaine... L'ASM sera encore le grand favori vu notre affaiblissement. Edited July 1, 2008 by Gabi Link to comment
erixx1 Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Ca doit etre le gars qui a le moins joué du club, peut etre de tout temps ^^ 1 minute face a Dax, j'ai envie de dire "MDR" ^^ Dima? Link to comment
Maxence Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Je crois que Schizano avait fait aussi bien Link to comment
puppets Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 et iosua ou qqchose comme ça... Link to comment
Nagisa Kaworu Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 et iosua ou qqchose comme ça... Non, Iosua n'avait joué aucun match l'an dernier. D'un autre côté, il avait officiellement été recruté pour les Espoirs. Link to comment
Parigot tête de veau Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 (edited) Il est plus à plaindre qu'autre chose ce pauvre gars. Le plus fou c'est qu'il pourrait très bien jouer en France avec un club de GB ou l'équipe nationale des "je ne mets pas de slip sous ma jupe". Edited July 2, 2008 by Parigot tête de veau Link to comment
strangler Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Bah ça ressemble beaucoup à l'affaire Pritchard de Perpi... Link to comment
Roms Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Je ne sais pas trop. Là c'est nous qui refusions qu'il joue... Link to comment
strangler Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Bah c'est le cas. L'USAP l'avait viré... Et un mois plus tard, il joueait. Link to comment
Guest arathorn Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 En même temps, imaginez ce qui se passerait si il faisait un infarc sur le terrain... Surtout sachant qu'il a un problème c'est le genre de truc qui peut empirer à tout moment. Après si les anglais sont prêt à prendre le risque, c'est leur choix, mais je ne trouve pas scandaleux l'attitude du ST dans un cas comme ça. Link to comment
MikaCuba Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 En même temps, imaginez ce qui se passerait si il faisait un infarc sur le terrain... Surtout sachant qu'il a un problème c'est le genre de truc qui peut empirer à tout moment. Après si les anglais sont prêt à prendre le risque, c'est leur choix, mais je ne trouve pas scandaleux l'attitude du ST dans un cas comme ça. j'ai le même avis Link to comment
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