the essentials The World Cup has barely ended for the Portuguese selection, the Columérin Vincent Pinto is already on the go with his new club on the occasion of the trip of the US Colomiers Rugby to Biterland, Friday October 13, for the counting the seventh day of the French second division Championship. Kick-off, 7:30 p.m.
Barely having finished their World Cup, the Portuguese internationals recruited by Colomiers were already at the club at the start of the week. While they celebrated “all together, as a team” on Sunday evening, the Portuguese from France gradually joined their clubs. However, the players playing in the country returned this Tuesday, with exceptional popular enthusiasm upon their arrival.
Not that for Vincent Pinto and Rodrigo Marta, who resumed very early in the serenity of the Michel-Bendichou stadium. For the second, who played every minute of the World Cup, no training or match yet – this is planned for next week – but for the first, it’s the total: training from Monday and trip to Béziers this Friday.
Make your teammates breathe
On the one hand, it is because the staff led by Julien Sarraute hoped to be able to count on the original Tarbais, who only played a hundred minutes during the World Cup. There is in fact some damage, particularly to the wing, and its integration could cause the Columérine troops to blow at short notice.
Above all, the player is delighted to move on so quickly: “It does me good mentally. I did the three months, and after a certain point it becomes difficult to live permanently in a group. The fact of seeing new faces, working on a new game plan, it clears the mind.”
For the international winger, who was U20 world champion in 2019 with the Bleuets, this new start also allows him to get back on track. “I’m really looking forward to attacking the matches hard because in Pau at the end it was a bit tricky. On an individual and collective level, I’m looking forward to a series of matches and putting in big performances.”
A freshness and enthusiasm that will do Colomiers Rugby the greatest good.
The match sheet
BEZIERS: Malié Espeut, Recor, Votu, Storti (o) Nanai-Williams, (m) Marquès ; Ancely (cap.), Koen, Van Bost ; Madigan, Bitz; Zabala, Arnoldi, Amrouni
Rempl. : Lalevée, Akhaladze, Nkinsi, Benoy, Short, Dreuille, Lemardelet, Arroyo
COLOMIERS: Girard; Pinto, Salles, Nu’u, Saurs (o) Javaux, (m) Séguéla; Ponpon, Bézian, Harley; Roux, Granouillet; Fepulea’i, Larrieu (cap.), Pirlet
Rempl. : Ready, Dubois, Thomas, Bechu, Laborde, Diaz, Pacome, Simutoga
Referee: Evan Urruzmendi (New Aquitaine)
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