“We are much more in this Elite group and we would still like to stay there,” says Christophe Pigozzo, one of the coaches of the Colomiers hopeful team at the dawn of the second season of his group at the highest level. National level. Fallers of Pau in dams last year, the young Columérins had acceded to this prestigious group and in the process they had made a strong impression placing 4th a short distance from the final stages. “The end of the season was tough because we lacked bench depth but we proved that we could exist at this level and that we have the means to settle there”, assures an ambitious coach who now operates with two former team 1 captains on the bench. “When you have Romain Mémain and Aurélien Béco on the bench with you, it is necessarily a plus, they are respected by young people and that greatly simplifies things”, admits Christophe with his eyes riveted on September 19, the date of the first day .
Get to know each other better to play better together And for good reason, Colomiers will go to Toulon to open the ball. Strong from the start that the Hopes have been preparing since July. “The players of the training center resumed with the pros and the others a few weeks later,” slips the technician, comforted by the results of the two friendly matches (draw against Perpignan and victory against Carcassonne). At the head of a reshuffled squad, between players who have left for the pros or too “old” for the category and newcomers from Crabos, the Columérin triumvirate will now seek to strengthen ties during a cohesion course in the mountains. which is going to take place this week. Rugby, hikes and fun, what better way before getting down to business
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