At the end of a match that he seemed to have mastered at half-time, the CO won with trembling against the Rochelais with two faces. Kaddouri and Kuntelia struggled to stem the fury of their counterparts, while Adrien Séguret shone on the Castres side.
The Tops
The Tarn third line delivered a solid game. Valuable in the running game where we saw him make himself enormously available (he is to be credited with five races with the ball in hand), particularly in the first period where the Tarnais reigned supreme over the match, Baptiste Cope also multiplied in defense, making nine tackles (none missed) to disgust the Rochelais.
The former Grenoblois is confident and reassured. He had a very good match against La Rochelle for his first start at Pierre-Fabre since October 5 and the reception at Stade Toulouse. Author of a good try in the first half, the Tarn number 13 used his individual technique to streamline the CO's attacks (two broken tackles, three races with the ball). Overall very efficient in defense (six tackles) he only had a “hole” once, on a tumble from Jules Favre, fortunately without direct consequences for the CO. He also received a yellow card around the hour mark for a very questionable foul. For the rest, it was very good work on the part of Adrien Séguret which shows to what extent the center position is competitive in the CO workforce.
The Flops
- Alexander Kuntelia : unrated
The Georgian pilir spent less than two minutes on the Castres lawn. Came into play at 50e minute while Antoine Hastoy scored a penalty synonymous with hope for the Maritimes, the replacement right-hander was sent off for a head-to-head tackle on the opposing opener Louis Le Brun while the clock showed 51 minutes and 20 seconds of play while La Rochelle was once again in the Tarn camp.
The 20-year-old pillar is still learning. He had quite a client with the England international opposite him. He logically suffered and it is certain that this match will allow him to progress. He was penalized four times, handicapping his team even if his contribution in the running game was promising (ten tackles, only one miss).
Castres notes
15. Julien Dumora: 5.5/10
14. Geoffrey Palis : 7,5/10
13. Adrien Séguret: 7.5/10
12. Jack Goodhue : 6,5/10
11. Rémy Baget : 6/10
10. Louis Le Brun: 6.5/10
9. Santiago Arata: 7/10
7. Baptiste Cope : 7,5/10
8. Abraham Papali'i : 7/10
6. Mathieu Babillot: 7/10
5. Leone Nakarawa : 7/10
4. Guillaume Ducat : 6,5/10
3. Will Collier : 6,5/10
2. Gaëtan Barlot: 6.5/10
1. Quentin Walcker : 6,5/10
Notes from La Rochelle
15. Dillyn Leyds 4/10
14. Nathan Bollengier 4/10
13. Teddy Thomas 6/10
12. Ulupano Sergeant 6,5/10
11. Jules Favre 4/10
10. Antoine Hastoy 4,5/10
9. Kerr Barlow 4,5/10
7. Jonathan Danty 6/10
8. Matthias Haddad 6,5/10
6. Oscar Jegou 6/10
5. Kane Douglas 4/10
4. Thomas Lavault 5/10
3. Karl Sorin 5,5/10
2. Latu Latu 5/10
1. Alexandre Kaddouri 3/10
