the essential For his only match in Wallonia before the cut linked to the World Cup, the French champion must succeed this Sunday August 27 (9:05 p.m., 2nd day) in dominating a Hérault formation which is advancing with serious arguments.
An inaugural defeat, a single reception before a new perilous trip to Ain followed by a long truce, a big fifteen internationals missing: would the pressure be on the champion’s shoulders when welcoming Montpellier? “We have to get rid of this idea of ”no room for error”, Clément Poitrenaud cuts. It’s not something we use. The credo is the same as in past seasons, it’s to first judge and analyze the content to then progress sector by sector in order to be more efficient. We have analyzed what happened in Bayonne, we have worked this week and we hope that it will be better against Montpellier. Will it be enough to win? I don’t know, but on the other hand, we expect something else in terms of content.”
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At Jean-Dauger, after a consistent first period, everything had gradually crumbled according to the turnover operated by the staff, especially in conquest, with a young bench having suffered against more experienced Bayonnais. This time, when receiving the team they succeeded in the Top 14 list, the returns of Guillaume Cramont and Emmanuel Meafou in the starting XV, as well as a more balanced bench in terms of experience ( David Ainu’u, Alban Placines, Arthur Retière, Pierre-Louis Barassi), should allow the “red and black” to gain consistency.
“Our elders must take their responsibilities”
Aware of the need to “recreate a collective”, the three-quarter trainer underlines the investment of the rejuvenated group which has sweated all week at Ernest-Wallon, with training schedules arranged to avoid suffering too much from the heat: “The guys are working hard despite the conditions, which are not easy. The whole group is very involved, our young players are also making a lot of effort to join the first team.”
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Without forgetting to send a little message to experienced players: “Our veterans must take their responsibilities and I hope they will take them this weekend.”
Against a Hérault formation beaten in a friendly two weeks ago in Béziers (14-17) but which has just brought down the double European champion from La Rochelle, it will be better. “We have little perspective on our opponents but it’s a very solid team, with very pragmatic rugby, delivers the former fullback. We always repeat the same things a bit but they have strong players, they will recover players who were preparing for the World Cup (if Bastien Chalureau is out of the group, Florian Verhaeghe will be a substitute, editor’s note) so that will further densify their package of forwards. And Serfontein in the center of the field takes up a lot of space, it’s kind of the regulator of this team, both in attack and in defence.”
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“It’s a very dense team, which starts the game well, extends Paul Costes. We played against them in a friendly as well so we know what to work on. The Montpellier players had a big game against La Rochelle by controlling the game, whether it’s by foot or by hand. They’re quite smart because they know when to play and when to kick the ball back so we expect a big game. And we can’t wait to show what the revamped Stade Toulousain can give to Ernest.”
The trend: Toulouse 51% – Montpellier 49%
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2023-08-26 21:12:28
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