the essential The defensive bonus point brought back from Béziers (26-22), Friday, after having shown character to return to the match is not enough to hide the too many penalties conceded by the Columérins.
A small dot and a sky still populated with many questions. Failing to have left Béziers empty-handed, Colomiers did not make much progress on Friday evening (26-22). The defensive bonus, ensured on the siren by a penalty from Thomas Girard, “will be important for the rest of the season”, believes Michael Simutoga. But the pillar is not hidden behind his little finger. “We cannot be satisfied with it. We give too many points to the opponent and then we fight to get back on track.”
Colomiers has, as William Van Bost, the Béziers third row, puts it, the reputation of a team “which finishes its matches very strongly”. The problem is the above. “We cannot be satisfied with this performance, this lack of control over our possession and above all a discipline which did not allow us to start this meeting well,” regrets coach Julien Sarraute. The Haut-Garonnais conceded ten penalties during the first period. And we cannot blame the referee, Evan Urruzmendi, far from being finicky.
“It’s an outrageous figure,” says the coach. “When you are pushed around, you can take penalties because the opponent puts you under pressure. Béziers was efficient. But I have references to penalties that are too simple, too easy.”
“Like golf, we play with a handicap”
“Like golf, we play with a handicap. At the moment, we are ranked between 13 and 17 every weekend, with thirteen, fourteen points to systematically make up,” continues the coach. Despite this not great result, Colomiers leaves with his little bonus point. His second half, much better, allowed him to gradually chip away at his deficit. With two nice tries, on a sequence worked in training on a key, then a reversal of play.
In the absence of control, Colomiers has courage and pride. Two essential qualities… but insufficient. “The state of mind is not enough. We need technical and tactical mastery, efficiency in what we offer, whether in the defensive or offensive sector,” concludes Julien Sarraute. Fourteenth in the quarter of the championship, Colomiers will already be up against the wall against Soyaux Angoulême, next Thursday, at Michel Bendichou…
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