After Antoine Dupont, Ugo Mola steps up to the plate regarding the integrity of players after La Rochelle-Toulouse

The Top 14 match between La Rochelle and Toulouse, last Saturday January 4, caused a lot of talk. A scene of rather dangerous gestures, the meeting notably caused Antoine Dupont to react, who was spared for the meeting.

“Proud of the talent and courage of young people. On the other hand, the protection of the physical integrity of the players…” said the Toulouse scrum half on his Instagram account, an opinion shared by his coach Ugo Mola.

Ugo Mola worries about the future of rugby

Present at a press conference before the match against the Sharks, the Stade Toulousain manager returned to his captain’s exit: “Antoine is in his role, nothing more, nothing less. He speaks from his field experience. If he can make things happen, good for rugby. »

But for the native of Gironde, it is above all the health of the actors which must take precedence : “Protecting players is something that is crucial for the vision we want to have of the rugby of tomorrow. Contacts, combat, this ability to confront oneself, to wear down one’s opponent will always be present. However, in the fundamental regulations of rugby, you have to take care of the safety of your opponent too. »

Fair sanctions for the manager of Toulouse

However, like Reda Wardi’s tackle on Valentin Delpy or Tolu Latu’s very limited clearing of Simon Daroque, this integrity provoked many reactions at the end of the meeting.

For Ugo Mola, when this kind of gesture happens, he must systematically be sanctionedas was the hooker from Stade Rochelais: “When a player from Stade Toulousain or elsewhere endangers his opponent through attitudes that are not correct, he must be sanctioned. No one is an exception to the rule and if I have a player from home who behaves like that, he will be one of those who watches the others play. You put your team in danger, you put the opponent in danger and there is no point in doing that. »

One thing is certain, the Toulouse organizations will also be put to the test against the Sharks this Saturday January 11 (4:15 p.m.).

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