George-Henri Colombe will leave La Rochelle: Ronan O’Gara scratches him

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Ronan O’Gara looked like he was having a bad day on Saturday October 12 in San Sebastian. The La Rochelle manager saw his team be completely out of place during their match against Bayonne, losing heavily (37-7). “I saw a team without desire, which did not show will. […] With this match, you lose credibility, respect.”

Never mincing his words, the Irishman also looked into the case of his pillar, George-Henri Colombeannounced at the start. ROG confirmed that the French international (4 selections), at the end of his contract, was indeed going to leave, without saying his destination (he would have signed 4 years in Toulouse, Editor’s note). Not failing to scratch it in the process.

Colombe, 4th right pillar in La Rochelle

“I had offered something for him,” O’Gara confessed, as reported by The Teamtherefore evoking a contract extension. That George-Henri Colombe (4 selections) therefore refused. And ROG said that it was impossible to align with his demands and grievances: “If I do an act like that, it opens the door for everyone. I have to stay true to my values. The locker room is bigger than a man, than a player. It’s the institution that speaks.”

Substitute against Bayonne, Colombe came on at the start of the second half. Before coming out 30 minutes later. “He is working hard, in the shadows. Thirty minutes is a bit the maximum for him at the moment,” explained a firm O’Gara.

And the latter to let go about “GH”. “For me, as a father, and with the example of justice, there is Uini (Atonio), Aleksandre (Kuntelia), Joël (Sclavi) and him. I love Georges, I’m very disappointed, but I have to accept that the system is too strong for me. Basically, Colombe became the 4^e right pillar in the hierarchy of Stade Rochelais…

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