Toulouse's veteran 35 year old South African prop Daan Human has been announced to be departing the French champions to head back to South Africa to work on his family farm. The departure of Human means that the rumoured arrival of Georgian prop Vasil Kakovin looks even more likely.
Kakovin, who can play both prop positions but is predominantly a loosehead, made a great impact from the bench at the World Cup, and has continued that form with Brive in the Top 14 where he has become first choice ahead of his fellow Georgian Davit Khinchagishvili and was named in Midi Olympique's Top 14 team of the first half of the season.
At still just 22, Kakovin looks to have the potential to become one of the best props in the world given he has the capability to be a bull in the loose and also strong at scrummaging as well, whilst many props can do one or the other very few combine the two it is very rare. And Toulouse coach Guy Novès seems to have seen that potential in Kakovin, and it is thought that he is one of the French champions main targets in the transfer market.
A move to Toulouse although unfortunate for Brive who would lose a good player, would be a great one for Kakovin. He would get much more recognition playing in one of the top European teams with a very rich history, and would also much more likely to end his career with more medals as well.
They also happen to have a good scrum already which Kakovin could be part of. Being around such quality players would surely improve him as a player as well, although he would face tough competition for his place from internationals like Gurthro Steenkamp and Jean-Baptiste Poux, he could also learn from them as well.
If the move does go ahead for Kakovin then he would join another Georgian front rower at Toulouse in hooker Jaba Bregvadze who has recently signed a new contract with them. Two Georgians in the Toulouse front row would show how much the Lelos reputation is increasingly growing for producing front rowers.
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| Vasil Kakovin has been heavily linked with a move to the French champions Toulouse, a rumour which now looks even more likely with the departure of Daan Human |
At still just 22, Kakovin looks to have the potential to become one of the best props in the world given he has the capability to be a bull in the loose and also strong at scrummaging as well, whilst many props can do one or the other very few combine the two it is very rare. And Toulouse coach Guy Novès seems to have seen that potential in Kakovin, and it is thought that he is one of the French champions main targets in the transfer market.
A move to Toulouse although unfortunate for Brive who would lose a good player, would be a great one for Kakovin. He would get much more recognition playing in one of the top European teams with a very rich history, and would also much more likely to end his career with more medals as well.
They also happen to have a good scrum already which Kakovin could be part of. Being around such quality players would surely improve him as a player as well, although he would face tough competition for his place from internationals like Gurthro Steenkamp and Jean-Baptiste Poux, he could also learn from them as well.
If the move does go ahead for Kakovin then he would join another Georgian front rower at Toulouse in hooker Jaba Bregvadze who has recently signed a new contract with them. Two Georgians in the Toulouse front row would show how much the Lelos reputation is increasingly growing for producing front rowers.
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