La Rochelle fly-half Antoine Hastoy is aiming for a place in Fabien Galthié’s group for the World Cup.
Louis Bielle-Biarrey, Émilien Gailleton and Antoine Hastoy play big during the preparation matches for the Rugby World Cup. In the absence of Romain Ntamack against Scotland on Saturday August 5, the opening half of La Rochelle, double European champion in title, should play his third match with the XV of France.
A player in my situation wants to show upr”, launched Antoine Hastoy in Midi Olympique this Monday. “These preparation matches can be a great opportunity for me. Today, I want to go earn myself this place for the World Cup“. For the time being, the La Rochelle opener is 3rd in the hierarchy behind Jalibert and of course Ntamack.
Born in Bayonne, trained in Pau
Antoine Hastoy was born in Bayonne, land of rugby, on June 4, 1997. He first discovered rugby at RC Billière before joining Pau at the age of 14. and to join the training center a few years later. It was against Agen in the Top 14 in September 2018 that Antoine Hastoy played his very first match as a starter. After a progressing 2019/2020 season with a more important place in the workforce, he really imposed himself in 2021 by finishing 3rd in the Top 14. It is this performance that will open the doors to the XV of France for the tour. autumn in Australia.
Confirmation in La Rochelle
After 7 years on the side of Pau, Antoine Hastoy signs in 2022 in La Rochelle. He will start from his first match against Montpellier and will be one of the assets for the victory in the Champions Cup for Stade Rochelais. In the final, the opening half scored 12 points and became the best scorer of this edition of the Champions Cup with 97 points scored.
The french team
Passed by all the teams from the under 16s, Antoine Hastoy is summoned by Fabien Galthié to participate in the summer tour in Australia. He obtains his first selection during the third test by being a holder. A few months later, he was called up to prepare for the autumn tour against Argentina, Georgia and New Zealand, but it was only in June 2022 that he obtained his second selection against Japan.