“It’s a very good performance, we know that everything is linked. I have this image in mind after a big defensive sequence, and a quickly played touch which leads to a try (the 2nd, from Dillyn Leyds, Editor’s note). The match started quite well when we entered their 22 meters, but there was too much indiscipline. We like these kinds of matches, which can give rise to a lot of regrets, but the objective was to have fun. The staff established a profitable strategy. We have passed the first stage, next week will be better. Toulouse is always special, and I think we are very far from a perfect copy. We will have to raise our level. Above all, it will be revenge against us. »
Brice Dulin (back of La Rochelle)
“That should be our minimum, a copy like that. We see that we have the ability to get through this match, it proves that we have it under our belt. The stage next week will be even bigger. We received generosity that could have cost us more. »
Romain Carmignani (La Rochelle forward coach)
“If we want to lift this Shield, we will have to beat Toulouse. What an appointment for us! We came out of the woods, we arrived at the right time, it’s perfect for us. »
Teddy Baubigny (captain of Toulon)
“Frustration, anger, a lot of disappointment. We are very disappointed for what we produced and given the score. We came across a team that was too realistic. In the rucks, they lingered, we lost at least 4 or 5 balls sometimes in the first phases of launch. These are things that we must master. We came across some very dense guys, we wanted to move them but we lost the balls too quickly. I don’t think this defeat is an obligatory passage, but we must highlight the state of mind of the team in a very long season, with controversies. We stuck together even though at the start of the season, few people saw us qualify. Toulon is not in its place this evening, but we are working on it. »
