After his team's success against Lyon (21-10), the hooker gave a lucid look at this part and the first third of the season.
What do you remember from this success? Is there an offensive bonus point missing?
There is no frustration at the sight of our second period. We were hot. Once again, we will remember the state of mind. The match is not full. The first period is very good. We shoot with an advantage and then: one half at full speed and the other complicated. It's happening for tonight. It was a bit hot, facing two teams who had taken 60 and 50 points. You have to be satisfied with it.
How do you explain this bad second period?
It is not necessary to remove credit in Lyon. They don't didn't come for nothing. At the break, we say to ourselves: discipline, strong recovery… And we lose a touch! We enter a vicious circle with cards, stoppages in play, video. The indiscipline didn't help. We began to endure and endure. We were in the eye of the referee. It was difficult.
However, it was your best first period at Mayol…
I join you. We wanted to play. It feels good to move the ball. There were offloads. We haven't seen that since the start of the season. We have to finish shots and we don't do it. This inefficiency generated frustration.
Tonight, it’s a success from the front pack…
We work seriously during the week or on weekends for the guys who are not in the group. It's good that it works. We rely a lot on our forwards, perhaps a little too much. Dany (Priso, Editor’s note) had a great match. Its impact has been good. He made an effort. He scraped important possessions. Kyle (Sinckler, Editor's note), in aggression. We find the Anglo-Saxon mentality in the impact (laughs).
While Lou had come back to 4 points in the second half, Jiuta Wainiqolo managed a festival in the Lyon defense to score one of the tries of the season and free a hitherto muddled RCT (21 – 10).
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What assessment do you draw from this first block?
Accounting, we are not where we wanted but we are getting close. At the start of this year, we are right, unlike in recent seasons. There are questions in our game. We are not playing as we would like to do. Mindset isn't everything. Against big teams away from home, that won't be enough. We saw it in Toulouse. We will come back to work even better after the holidays.
That is, not where you wanted to be?
We would have liked to be in the top 2. It's missing a little. That was our goal.
Exactly, what impact did the poor performance in Toulouse have?
It stirred up the group. It's my third season, we had the merit of not having taken any action. It hurts the helmet. We take it, we lower our heads and we leave. Tonight, we are happy to have won.
