“Not easy, but I accept it”, Teddy Baubigny reacts to the loss of his captain status

This season, Pierre Mignoni has entrusted the captaincy to one of the indisputable leaders of the Rugby Club Toulonnais: Charles Ollivon. The international third row, who also played this role as captain with the French XV, could not be more legitimate to occupy this position with his club (David Ribbans took over from him in a match at the start of the season).

“I took everything for myself”

There is a player who, on the other hand, lost this status at the RCT: Teddy Baubigny. The hooker, who arrived in Toulon in 2022, confessed with great honesty to Var Matin that it hadn’t done anything to him. There was obviously a bit of disappointment, but the main thing is to put yourself at the service of the team on the pitch, regardless of status. Especially since Pierre Mignoni provided explanations to his player.

It wasn’t easy to hear, but I understood… The main thing is that the team is in the best position to win. Pierre pointed out to me that it would probably do me good to take a step back. Last season was trying, because it was discontinuous, with good results and big crises. I was sometimes on the front line, it wasn’t easy to manage because I took everything for myself. So we decided… Finally Pierre decided to take it away from me, and I understood it. It’s not easy, but I accept it.