Thomas Ramos preferred to Maxime Lucu, it’s official

Thomas Ramos gets his revenge. In September, he actually left the Nuit du Rugby empty-handed. While Jack Willis was named best player, succeeding Antoine Dupont, Louis Bielle-Biarrey won the title of Best French International. The Bordeaux winger even took the opportunity to challenge his teammate from the French XV present in the room.
“It’s always nice to beat a Toulouse player”he said when receiving his trophy.

But this time, it was Thomas Ramos who won the Golden Oscar awarded by Midi Olympique. While LBB had to settle for the Oscar Europe, the fullback or flyhalf from Stade Toulousain won ahead of Maxime Lucu and his teammate François Cros. Enough to allow him to succeed Antoine Dupont, crowned for the fifth time in 2024.

Thomas Ramos did not shy away from his happiness on the stage of the Pavillon Cambon. “It will stay with you. And puts me in that category, with legends of our sport. Honestly, I’m not going to hide it, it’s nice. To write my name next to Jean-Pierre Rives, Serge Blanco, Thierry Dusautoir or Antoine Dupont is a source of great pride.” he confided in comments relayed by
Olympic noon.

“What I want is to be the best”

And the pride was all the greater as this coronation comes after two second places, in 2023 and 2024. “Being nominated once or being talked about for one or two years is good. It’s already great. But, personally, that’s not what I’m looking for. What I want is to be the best and above all for as long as possible,” he emphasized.

Thomas Ramos was nevertheless aware that the absence of Antoine Dupont had also served his purposes. “In recent times, awards were dedicated to him regularly when he was not injured. For the others around him, whether it’s Jack Willis who was voted best player in the Top 14, or me with this golden Oscar, we try to take advantage of the few moments he leaves us to be able, from time to time, to take a reward.”he explained.