At the time of receiving Provence Rugby, the former Carcassonnais is aligned as an opening half. Arrived this summer, he must now lead the game of his new team.
One last penalty and then goes. Like all scrum and opening halfbacks, Romuald Séguy engages in goal exercises at the end of the session. Colomiers Rugby’s opening half is leaving training with his teammates in the summer heat. Tonight, he will be aligned with the number 10 in the back, against Provence Rugby. The Columérins changed their two openers this summer. Maxime Javaux being injured, Romuald Séguy becomes Colomiers’ new playmaker for the start of the season. Arrived this summer, he will already have to guide the offensives of his team. “The group hasn’t changed that much. Whether it’s Max Javaux or me, we quickly adapted to the team, there were no problems at this level,” says the former Carcassonnais . “Today the game plans are all more or less the same, he explains. Even if each coach has his convictions and certain expectations.”
Julien Saraute, main trainer and in charge of the back line, is no exception to the rule. “What is expected of him is to be able to circulate the ball and the players in the right spaces and above all that he takes initiatives. But he must not overplay either”, details the coach. However, taking the initiative requires a certain level of comfort. Julien Saraute is well aware of this, he who “asked that the team get in tune and install it in the best possible conditions so that he can concentrate on his performances”.
Under the Occitan sun, acclimatization looks successful. Valves fuse while the three-quarters work their game with the foot. This aspect of the game could also gain in importance with the famous 50-22 rule.
A quality foot
“I think that for each player, especially in the deep field, 15, winger or 10, it will be a weapon. From there, for me it will count. On a hazardous replacement of the opposing defenders, it could allow us to d ‘have a fairly quick possession at home, “said the opener trained in Perpignan. Especially since Romuald Séguy does not have the square feet when it comes to hitting an oval ball. Especially in front of the poles. In 26 games, for 14 starts last year, he scored 162 points with his boot. “He has a very good left foot,” admits his trainer. However, it should not be reduced to its kicking game. “He is a very talented player, who hatched very early in Perpignan. He reads the game very well,” defends Sarraute. After two lost friendlies, one might think that the “blue and white” do not attack the season with full confidence. A finding that Romuald Séguy is keen to qualify: “This is still friendly matches, it’s not important. What matters is what we were able to put in. It’s a bit anecdotal, we did what ‘we had to work for the start of the championship so we will be ready for the reception of Aix-en-Provence. “. It’s up to him to show that he can make Sebastian Poet and Jules Soulan forget this season.
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