The fall and rise of the empire: How Toulouse rediscovered their swashbuckling identity after lost years

Toulouse's out-half Romain Ntamack celebrates with coach Ugo Mola after last year's French Top14 final. Photo: Getty

David Kelly

Most great empires crumble from within.

When it might appear to so many, and perhaps even themselves, that they are at an unreachable zenith.