The Top 14 championship resumes this weekend with, among the 10 candidates for the six qualifying sites for the ultimate phase, Stade Rochelais, best enemy of the preferred, the Stade Toulouse.
Two months after the first coronation of Montpellier (MHR) and one particular year soon after the Earth Cup, who will succeed the MHR ?
Interviewed by the biweekly professional Midi Olympique, the elite coaches have built Toulouse and its cohort of countrywide groups the big most loved for the 2022-2023 year of the Best 14 which resumes this weekend, with an raising density among the ten candidates for the six qualifiers placed for the closing stage.
Revanscisti immediately after slipping in the European Cup and Prime 14 semifinals, teammates of Antoine Dupont and Romain Ntamack recorded quite a few excess weight reinforcements powering with the Blues rear traces Melvyn Jaminet, centre Pierre-Louis Barassi or the Italian international Ange Capuozzo.
Final season will continue to be unforgettable, but for me it is not interesting. We have to rock and look forward now
Ronan O’Gara, “manager of the Stade La Rochelais
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It stays to be witnessed, as each individual year, how the Stade Toulouse will conquer the durations of duplication that usually deprive it of most of its important forces.
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Primarily given that his new finest enemy, La Rochelle, has also done an XXL recruitment to include a first Brennus shield to his European coronation last spring.
The to start with fifty percent Antoine Hastoy (25 several years, 2 picks) will switch in certain 1 of La Rochelle’s Achilles heels in modern seasons, the New Zealander Ihaia West, sometimes fragile against the posts in the major matches.
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“Last season will be unforgettable, but it really is not attention-grabbing for me. Now we have to modify and glance ahead.”has announced the mentor of the European champions, Ronan O’Gara, who will be able to depend on other flashy recruits these as the third line Yoan Tanga or the exterior Teddy Thomas, arrived from Racing 92.
The Hauts-de-Seine club probably produced the transfer of the year in trade for second or 3rd-row worldwide Cameron Woki, who still left Bordeaux-Bègles with a bang. The missing piece to finally increase a trophy, 7 years just after the very last a single (2016) ?
His former Girondin club was stopped all over again in last season’s semifinals and Christophe Urios will have to discover the signifies and the terms to push him around the edge following putting part of his dressing space on his shoulders.
The new workout which opens on Saturday with various tempting posters, which include La Rochelle-Montpellier and UBB-Toulouse, will mark the excellent awakening of Toulon ?
Deprived of the finals for two consecutive a long time irrespective of a 1st-fee workforce, the Var club, strengthened by the Fijian heart Waisea Nayacalevu, will be supervised by a duo of specialist experts, Franck Azéma and the son of the Rade Pierre Mignoni.
The latter remaining Lyon with a victory in the European Problem. A dynamic that the new coach, Xavier Garbajosa, will attempt to manage, with the ambition of grabbing the top 6 this time.
We know we will be the group to beat. It is up to us to dwell up to this new status
Philippe Saint-André, Hérault mentor
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A purpose shared by Stade Français and Clermont following they as well have been out of the finals very last time.
We would almost ignore the last two finalists, starting off with Montpellier and its manufacturer new hinge Léo Coly (Mont-de-Marsan) -Louis Carbonel (Toulon).
“We have a new position, which we have not stolen, to get on and digest, with various leaders”offered Hérault manager Philippe Saint-André. “We know we will be the crew to conquer. It is up to us to reside up to this new standing.”.
Undefeated at home considering that December 2020, Castres, whose squad has only undergone some alterations, will guess on the continuity of his operate beneath the orders of Pierre-Henry Broncan to create a shock when all over again.
In terms of routine maintenance, tenth final period, the Pau Segment of Sébastien Piqueronies appears to be to begin with a modest gain more than Brive, Perpignan and the only promoted, Bayonne.
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