In Colomiers the season is already over. Usually present in the table of the final stages and in various categories, this time, the 4 teams of young people engaged in the Espoirs, junior Crabos, cadets Alamercery and Gaudermen championships did not qualify. “No one has managed to go to the play-off this season, it’s been a long time since that happened”, notes the co-president of the association Serge Toneguzzo. “It’s not a good season, you have to be honest even if the 5th place of the Espoirs is an excellent performance”, he salutes all the same. Ranked 5th in the Elite Espoirs group, the young columérins coached by the Mémain-Beco duo did not go far from the last four after a convincing season at the highest national level. Regarding the other categories, the courses all stopped at the end of the regular phases.
The consequences of Covid?
Accustomed to long seasons and titles, very recently, the Crabos juniors performed well during the play-off phase before ending with a negative balance. Same observation on the side of the Alamercery cadets who despite everything posted a balanced total of 4 wins and 4 losses but it was not enough to reach the next round. Finally, the rally between Colomiers and Tournefeuille at the Gaudermen also ended in a balanced addition of 8 wins and 8 losses but no passage to the final stages. “We don’t necessarily have an explanation,” slips Serge Toneguzzo, shrugging his shoulders. “It is perhaps the aftermath of the two years of covid, the lack of competitions and training have been felt”, tries to analyze the leader who wants to quickly turn the page. “It’s already time for next season, we’ll try to catch up but first we have to recompose some staff and integrate newcomers”, reveals Serge while the excellent results of the little ones from the rugby school, during the end of season tournaments. year, bring some comfort.
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