For the first time in his career, the Toulon winger, very prominent since the start of the season (11 tries in 11 matches), will discover Marcourssis. On the shores of the Mediterranean, reactions oscillated between congratulations and criticism.
In the Top 14 as with the Blues, Toulon is the third force in national rugby. Behind the thirteen Toulouse and the eight Bordelo-Béglais, the Varois were seven present in the list revealed by Fabien Galthié. A strong Red and Black contingent will participate in the preparation of the 6 Nations Tournament. “I am happy for my players, reacted Pierre Mignoni. It should even have been eight with Charles (Ollivon, victim of a ruptured cruciate ligament in his right knee, editor's note). It shows that the team is performing well, and that benefits all the players, especially Gaël (Dréan, Editor's note).”
The RCT serial marker will thus celebrate his first climb in Marcoussis. With Dacquois Noah Néné, he is the surprise of this list. “His appeal is deserved, continued the Var coach. We must also congratulate the recruitment of Laurent Emmanuelli. The club went to look for him in Federal 1.” Champion of this division with Rennes in 2022, the player, who also passed through Plouzané and Lorient, experienced a journey off the beaten track. “When Laurent presented it to us to Franck (Azéma, Editor’s note) and I didn't know him at all. We then watched his matches. We immediately said to ourselves that we had to take it. When we met him, we felt a big personality. He wanted to succeed. When you go from Fed'1 to here… it's obviously a great success! But be careful, he's only in the 42 players.”
“It’s the logical next step for him” for Matthias Halagahu
In the rest of his remarks, Pierre Mignoni used humor to calm expectations around his young element (24 years old). “Don’t start riding him like a horse (smile). He’s a little colt who rides.” When a colleague present in the press room replied that the person concerned was going up “quickly”the coach nodded. Proof if any were needed that Dréan is climbing the ladder to the highest level.
-Also called up to the list of the XV of France, Matthias Halagahu shared the good news with his friend. “To tell the truth, he called me the day before the list at 9:30 p.m. (laughs). He also asked me if I was there. We were obviously happy. For him, it's even different because he comes from Fédérale 1. It's an unusual path When we discovered him 3 years ago… It was going quickly (laughs). , it's nice to go up to seven in the French team I hope we stay as long as possible and if we come back, we will play with pleasure, La Rochelle, at Mayol. Feedback that would be welcomed with the greatest pleasure by Mignoni: “For us, it’s going to be weeks (he grimaces…) Well, we’re used to it! We’re ready. We’ll manage it well, even if we’re going to hope to recover a few (smile).”
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