Toulon Rugby Club (RCT) is determined to learn from their mistakes and make a strong comeback in the upcoming season, according to club president Bernard Lemaître. Despite winning the Challenge Cup, Toulon failed to qualify for the Top 14 playoffs last season. Lemaître emphasized the importance of reaching the Top 14 playoffs and stated that … Read more
By Le Figaro with AFP Published on 06/04/2023 at 00:53 Steve Blanc-Mappaz, 3rd line of Grenoble: «We leave with our heads held high. We remain frustrated but when we look at where we come from… There is not what we wanted. I asked guys to be men and they responded tonight with their deeds. They … Read more
Par David Reyrat Published on 06/02/2023 at 6:16 p.m.update on 06/02/2023 at 6:18 p.m. This content is not accessible. The meeting will take place on September 17 in Utah, in the absence of Dupont or Ntamack, who will then compete in the World Cup. CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP A few weeks after announcing the signing … Read more
TOPS/FLOPS – Charlie Cassang and Aurélien Callendret allowed Oyonnax to win the Pro D2 final against a Grenoble team beaten in scrum (14-3). Pair Alban Conejero Posted on 05/28/2023 at 00:09 This content is not accessible. Romain Trouilloud tackled by Thomas Fortunel. RAYMOND ROIG / AFP TOPS Le duo Cassang – Callendret In such an … Read more
Only 200 kilometers separate Oyonnax and Grenoble which, after finishing at the top of the Pro D2, find themselves in Toulouse for the championship final. By Le Figaro with AFP Posted on 05/26/2023 at 7:17 p.m. This content is not accessible. Second in Pro D2, Grenoble tackles the “ogre” Oyonnax. Stéphane Pillaud Oyonnax and Grenoble, … Read more
In the wake of the match against Glasgow, Mathieu Bastareaud announced his retirement at the microphone of beIN Sports. By Le Figaro with AFP Posted on 05/19/2023 at 23:49update on 05/20/2023 at 00:06 This content is not accessible. Mathieu Bastareaud, entered in the center during the final. PAUL ELLIS / AFP Mathieu Bastareaud, 34, announced … Read more
By Le Figaro with AFP Posted on 07/05/2023 at 00:38update on 07/05/2023 at 00:39 This content is not accessible. The manager of the RCT, Franck Azéma. VALENTINE CHAPUIS / AFP Franck Azéma (general manager of Toulon, beaten 23-8 by La Rochelle in Marseille): “We lost confidence little by little because we didn’t know how to … Read more
Arriving on the Rade, in the offseason, Waisea Nayacalevu (32) was preceded by his reputation as a lethal weapon. It will however have taken time to put his game. Laborious beginnings, frayed matches, fallen balls… In the stands of Mayol, some wondered if the Fijian had not “lost his hands”. ” Far from there, rectifies … Read more
This is the moment he was hoping for so much. Eight days ago, the director of rugby of the RCT Pierre Mignoni evoked in our columns a return « imminent » for Gabin Villiere. Victim of a fractured left fibula at the beginning of February, during a training camp for the fifteen of France for the Six … Read more
The last two finalists of the Top 14 meet this Saturday (5 p.m.). Far from playing the leading roles this season, one is only aiming for the Top 6, the other is thinking about maintaining it. Par Tom Gagniare Posted on 04/14/2023 at 20:03 This content is not accessible. Montpellier had made short work of … Read more