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Stade Rochelais is struggling to invite itself to the table of the best. Double European champion in 2022 and 2023, the maritime club has experienced more difficulties in recent months and seems to have fallen back in the hierarchy. Before moving to Toulon, without a majority of executives, injured or retained with the XV of France, Ronan O'Gara's men are looking for confidence and consistency. Capable of the best, as was sometimes the case in the Champions Cup, but also of the worst, with a home defeat against Vannes or a narrow success against a particularly overhauled Stade Toulousain team, La Rochelle is aware of its delay.
“We know that we are not performing well”
This is what Rémi Talès mentioned before the trip to Mayol, in comments reported by Rugby Rama : “We see that on the European and French scene, Toulouse and Bordeaux, today, are far ahead of us. Before talking about the ranking, the first and the second, I think that we have a big focus to do on ourselves: to find pleasure again, to play well for each other, to rediscover this state of mind which was present against the Leinster, regain speed, regain our rugby. The ranking… We are on the 15th day. Of course, we are already far from the first two places. But today, the focus is on us […] We know that we are not performing well, we know that we are not playing good matches, we are the first to know. We must succeed in finding this osmosis that the team has perhaps lost a little at the moment and open up bright days in the very near future. » The match in Toulon, with a reshuffled team, will not be the best opportunity to showcase yourself.
To summarize
Rémi Talès returned to the domination of Union Bordeaux-Bègles and Stade Toulousain on the national and European scene since the start of the season. The La Rochelle back coach is aware of his team's shortcomings.
