This fifth day of Top 14 was marked by Clermont’s victory against Toulon, despite the controversy at the end of the match. Karim Ghezal also spoke publicly for the first time since his departure from Stade Français. Sébastien Piqueronies was very satisfied with the performance of his player Hugo Auradou. Discover the declarations that should not be missed this weekend.
It was a spectacle tonight. A sketch.
You had to have your heart set in front of this Sunday evening poster between Clermont and Toulon. Christophe Urios was obviously very satisfied with his team’s narrow victory. “I reminded the people of Toulon, who are screaming like idiots, that last year they won in the end, so I don’t share the idea of the hold-up.” Toulon pillar Dany Priso enjoyed this meeting much less and particularly the refereeing. “What happened? I think it’s pretty clear… It was a spectacle tonight. A sketch. We are refereed… I don’t even know what to say… It’s heartbreaking because we dominate the whole match and we don’t get rewarded.” confided the Varois to the microphone of Canal +.
I wish the best to this great club for the coming seasons
A week after announcing his departure from the capital club, Karim Ghezal spoke publicly for the first time on his Instagram account. The former coach of the XV of France wanted to keep the positive from his Parisian adventure. “Very happy to have visited this historic club, he wrote before recalling his beautiful memories. Exceptional encounters Dato, Morgan, Ange, Raph. The joy of having seen 8 20-year-olds debut in this jersey. And a direct semi-final. I wish the best to this great club for the coming seasons.”
I found him very good like his end of last season
Aimé-Giral’s press room was very full after the reception of the Pau Section and the journalists who came in large numbers were there for a very specific reason: the return to the green rectangle of Hugo Auradou. So after the meeting the questions around the second row did not take long to arrive. Sébastien Piqueronies first spoke about the level of his player and showed great satisfaction. “I found him very good, like his end of last season. I found it effective for a restart match, confided the coach before admitting to having even changed his plans to leave his player on the pitch. When you coach, there is always a plan and always what is happening. It was planned to have him chained and instead to bring out Thomas Jolmès even if it meant making Thomas return to Hugo. But I found him really very alert and full of energy on the counterattack. We felt very comfortable in the aerial domain and Hugo had a lot to do with it.”
Without discussing the issue, the Palois also returned to the matter. “I don’t really know what to answer. It’s a long process for everyone. But everyone accepts it. His presence on the pitch was the fruit of a long, coherent process. I felt it determined and robust, you have to endure all these events.”
After the first scrimmage I knew we could win the game
The Castres can savor after their victory in the derby against Stade Toulouse. A success, in particular, acquired thanks to an impressive scrum. An exercise that the English pillar returned to after the match. “I am delighted with the behavior of our scrum. It’s a sector that we work a lot with Karena (Wihongi, the specialist trainer in this sector at the CO, Editor’s note). We spend a lot of time there. I know that our scrum is an asset, we can be strong in this sector and we proved it against Toulouse After the first scrum of the match, I knew we could win the match because we had the upper hand in the fight. understood that if we kept this level throughout the game, the result could be favorable to us.”
(Mateo) he plays less, but he shows that he doesn’t give up
Like last week in Toulouse, Mateo Garcia’s distant penalty got Bordeaux out of a bad situation against Bayonne. A performance highlighted by his teammate Romain Buros after the meeting. “Mateo, that’s twice. Yannick had a little word for him in the locker room and it’s a very good thing. He hasn’t played too much since the start of the season and he had the mentality and the legs to pull off two victories Congratulations I’m very happy for him because it’s not necessarily the easiest time to live through. he plays less but he shows that he doesn’t give up and that the team can count on him” words that will necessarily please anyone who saw Joey Carbery arrive at his post in the offseason.
