This Monday in the top of the declines, we find the speeches of Antoine Dupont on the subject of the tackles of Exeter, of Morgan Parra on the subject of Parisian indiscipline and the satisfaction of Pierre Mignoni, whose Toulonnais won against Glasgow despite numerous boxes.
“Delayed tackles? I don’t understand why it wasn’t punished more”
Obviously satisfied with the score delivered by Stade Toulouse to Exeter (64-21), Antoine Dupont, Who presented with a small sprain and ice cubes on a thumbs up to the press, mentioned thee treatment he underwent at the start of the match : “Yes, I have a sprained thumb. Nothing bad, but I try to treat it as soon as possible so as not to have too much damage. It’s more annoying than mean.”
“We won with 13 players. Outnumbered, but we won”
At a press conference, the Var manager Pierre Mignoni praised the character of his team, despite numerous pitfalls in this meeting which finished with a score of 30 to 29. “Il must win with 23 players. We won with 23 players. Maybe Glasgow had 24. We had 23 players. (…) OHe wasn’t stupid today. As much as sometimes, I’m not happy, here too… The group was not stupid, nor stupid in terms of choices. We cannot master or control everything. Depending on what happens, you have to control things. We were strong with 13 players on the pitch.”
“However, we work with a referee on a daily basis”
After the match lost by Stade français against Saracens (17-28), Morgan Parraone of the assistant coaches, returned to the deficiencies of his team in terms of disciplinee. In two Champions Cup matches, they received three red cards and two yellow cards:
“Facing one of the biggest teams in Europe, we cannot win with numerical inferiority. La Champions Cupcthey are matchs internationallyux and everyone must be able to take responsibility, to make the effort to bend down, not to aim for the head… Because the slightest deviation in conduct is then paid for in cash. […] However, we had prepared well for the match and the players were ready, I think. We started the game well, we took the score and that’s what’s all the more frustrating. The players didn’t give up and gave everything. They even almost snatched a defensive bonus point. But in the end, we remain at zero…”
“Train in France? Why not!”
At the head of the Ospreys since 2020, Toby Booth will leave Swansea at the end of the season. The one who played for London Irish (2002-2012), Bath (2012-2019) and Harlequins (2019-2020) do not close the door to a project in France. And he doesn’t hide it : “Why not! It could be interesting for me. I would have to learn a little French, because I believe that you need to be able to communicate with your players. But it would be a great challenge and a great opportunity.”
“We did things in order”
Satisfied with the large victory acquired at the expense of the Ospreys (59-15), the Montpellier center Auguste Cadotwho was elected man of the match, retained the seriousness and rigor of his team who knew how to let go offensively and wanted to play in defense: “Yes, it sure feels good. This is the first fairly complete match we’ve played since the start of the year., with almost 60 points. We are satisfied, but it should allow us to move into the Top 14, especially because we know that the team opposite was in a bit of difficulty.“
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