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During the action, we found the great Gabin Villière. It was against Castres, and after catching the ball at the opposing 40m, the French international (28 years old; 15 caps) showed his true face: that of the sharp winger, strong in the duel, and formidable for finish the shots.

Gabin Villière got it!

This achievement perfectly symbolizes the very good start to the 2024-2025 financial year for Gabin Villière in search of redemptionafter a more difficult previous season, where he struggled in the Toulon game, suffered a knee injury, and lost his starting place in the French XV.

“He had difficulty integrating into the system put in place by Andrea Masi. Everyone looked critically at Gabin, but he took this season in a different way,” hooker and ex-captain Teddy Baubigny admitted at a press conference.

Gabin learned, too, and completely understood what the coach expects. He moves more, and we see him crossing more than last year.

Physically cooler

Coach of 3/4 of Toulon, Andrea Masi endorses this observation. “He came back in great shape,” he said. “Gabin is very good physicallyperhaps better than last year, and particularly in terms of speed. He does us good, he is aggressive as always and he plays duels well in attack. This makes me happy, because we found him in this sector.”

Against Castres, Villière above all accomplished what the RCT advocates: playing duels and winning them. “We need guys who break tackles. On this test, Gabin did it very well,” rejoices a rejoicing Andrea Masi, satisfied with Villière’s first two outings this year.

“I feel better, more confident. And physically, he’s fresh,” Masi continues. “I feel fulfilled. Gabin works a lot. I don’t know if he’s back to his top level because I’ve never found him less good, but in any case he’s more motivated than ever to be very good this season,” says Baubigny.

The return of such a Gabin Villière has everything to do the greatest good for Toulon!

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