Suspended 3 matches after his exclusion during the match in Bayonne, the 2nd row columérin will finally be able to apply, Thursday, in Carcassonne, his sentence having been reduced to 2 matches thanks to the “HCP-CIA”.
Do not see the appearance of a new variant of the Coronavirus. No, under the name “HCP-CIA” hides only the protocol put in place by World Rugby for players sanctioned with a red card for a high and dangerous tackle. “The “Head Process Control – Coaching Intervention Application” is in fact a kind of catch-up session, like those intended for drivers who have lost points on their licence.
This was argued by Anthony Coletta, the captain of Colomiers, following his exclusion during the match in Bayonne, on February 24, after his high tackle on the Bayonne center Maqala. Sanctioned by three weeks of suspension, the 2nd line asked the Disciplinary Committee of the LNR to be able to benefit from the protocol of World Rugby so that his last week of suspension is replaced by the establishment of a training workshop covering on the tackling technique. What was therefore done in mid-March on the facilities of his club in the company of Fabien Berneau, the coach of the columérins forwards.
“If I bend down 10 cm…”
We let Anthony Coletta tell the rest: “We had a session to carry out, filmed in its entirety in order to be sent to the LNR and World Rugby. I attended a video session where I reviewed my action in Bayonne I explained why I did this, why I made this decision to cut the pass and tackle the player on the ball. It is clear that if I go down 10cm, I make the best tackle of my career But there, on the spot, I arrive too quickly, I do not control my race. I had just spent two months without playing… Then, with Fabien Berneau, I carried out a session on the field of tackle technique, on attitudes in contact. It’s very interesting to review the basics. If tomorrow I find myself in the same situation, there’s a chance that I won’t make the same mistake again.”
A pedagogical work which earned the 2nd line of Colomiers to win a week of suspension and to apply, thus, for the crucial trip to Carcassonne on Thursday. “This red card was the first of my career. Besides, when you are captain, it is even more frustrating to leave your teammates very early in a match, especially after having made speeches before about discipline and rigor. Obviously, the “HCP-CIA” had its effect.
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