Photo Rémi Philippon
This Saturday, the CAP juniors bowed again to Léognan (25-7). A defeat that ends their season. The staff now has eyes turned towards next year.
Inevitably there is frustration on the side of the capist juniors. After a more than successful first phase which allowed them to hang the French championship, the national U18s would have liked to win more victories during the second phase. But they came across stronger training and sometimes failed little. “We made a quick assessment after the match against Léognan,” said coach Louis Pontagnier. There was frustration and, at the same time, we saw that the guys had progressed. »»
On the second phase, sportingly speaking, it was more complicated for these young people who finished last in their pool. However, this French championship was a trainer for the juniors, “this is what builds a player,” said Louis Pontagnier. With a little hindsight, the coach is convinced, this season is successful. He saw his players develop and also knew that with many first years, this season would serve as a transition for the next one. “They have adapted well and the second years have been good,” says the coach.
Detection
Now, make way for the “holidays” for these young people, at least on the ground. Because they still have the baccalaureate to go to the end of the year. And for next season, hope-juniors have been carried out by the club. “We hope that a maximum of our juniors can go into hopes and especially that they match in this category. We will necessarily expect more from our current first year players and we will also welcome the 2009 generation of national cadets. »History to form an efficient group from the start of the season.
