Mourad Boudjellal, former president of RC Toulon, opened his memory box for the blog-rct. And he particularly remembered a day when the manager at the time, Bernard Laporte, asked the South African Bakkies Botha to cut out the Grenoble number 8 during an FCG-RCT.
“We are playing a match in Grenoble that we absolutely had to win. The first half was very complicated with a very difficult 8 from Grenoble. He constantly came from the sides, he ruined our lives, and the referee had a little Stevie Wonder side,” remembers Mourad Boudjellal.
Arrested by Pierre Mignoni
Before continuing: “Halftime is coming. And when you have a boy like Bakkies Botha in your team, you have to be careful what you say to him. In the locker room, Laporte is in a trance. He tells him that the 8 from Grenoble must be taken out on a stretcher, even if it means he gets a red card. The problem is that Bakkies Botha looks at Bernard Laporte and says to him: ''OK''. »
But the second line was stopped by one of the Toulon coaches. “Quickly, Pierre Mignoni went to see him to explain to him that he absolutely should not do that, that Bernard Laporte was angry but that he should not take a red card or make a split in the face of the 8 of Grenoble,” concludes Mourad Boudjellal.
Going back in time, this could be the third day of Top 14 during the 2013-2014 season. The FCG won 28-26 and that day, number 8 was worn by Isérois Florian Faure.
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