Logically beaten by a more consistent Colomiers formation, Agen understood the points to work on to be fit for the trip to Provence Rugby on August 30.
Everyone expected it, and no one is surprised. The SUA is not yet ready to restart Pro D2. This past Friday, facing a team that had less movement in the rest of the season, Arnaud Duputs’ teammates noticed a little “delayed start”, as Lucas Martins said. Because, in the first third especially, Age suffered. Many suffered.
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Caught in a battle of reorganization, the SUA rarely had good weapons. When he did, he was always under aggressive defensive pressure. “Support and connections between players have been weak at times. Colomiers are a team that struggles in groups, and they really worried us. We couldn’t put our game together,” admitted Lucas Malbert, the starting hook for the evening. For a good half hour, Agen did not keep the ball, losing it very quickly, or failing to add speed to his game due to slow distributions.
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And his only appearance in the 22 opponents ended with a wrong touch from Lucas Malbert, an icon in this department who is often seen in Armandie last year. “We have a lot of recruits and new things to combine. The touch up is a very detailed job with a lot of time. You have to eat,” mocks the old Rouen hook, before continuing: “During preparation, this is not the priority category. Friendly matches are used to resolve matters, so you don’t have to worry about that. There is garbage, but the important thing is to delete it for the competition.”
At the end of this first fight, Sébastien Calvet also names “ball conservation” among the priority projects. “It will be important to correct the links between the ball carriers and the supports next week to set up our game,” admits Lucas Malbert, while making sure “not to panic”. “This is where you have to make mistakes. This is used to see what works and what doesn’t. We are going to make a video to correct what went wrong. We will correct the errors to be ready for the competition. »
Because the SUA also showed great things, especially in terms of “mental state”, which likes Sébastien Calvet. “We woke up together by moving forward in our victories and putting speed into our game. We were present in the fight,” explained Lucas Martins. Trailing by 19 points at the start of the third last one, Agen could have given up. This was not the case. We are down 19 points and we have one possession to win in the end,” Malbert acknowledges.
Now, the SUA has a week to prepare for the sequel with a tighter group to challenge Dax. “There are things to work on, but we expected that, so all the better! This will give us a good base to work on for the future,” concluded Martins. Against Dax, in Capbreton, the SUA will have to heat up. Of course, Provence Rugby would be welcome to leave with even more certainty for the start of the season
2024-08-11 06:48:32
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