Still on the front line for 80 minutes this Saturday, Quentin Lespiaucq was lucid about the copy made by his people. Although they showed a great deal of energy, the Maritimes were still far too imprecise in their rugby to ward off the Trevisan threat.
You were waiting for confirmation after the encouraging copy against Leinster. But the trigger wasn't for today…
We thought so last week… And here we are, again. We lose in Treviso…It's not pretty. Compared to what we aim for and our road map, I think it's far from what we want to do.
The end of the match still escapes you. How do you analyze these poorly managed last moments?
In the last three minutes, we did anything, a little, in the scoring zone. Everyone tried their little thing even though it’s a point we’ve been working on all week. When hot, it's hard. Generally speaking, we didn't score on our strong points.
Does qualifying as second console you?
Yes, it's better to have the opportunity to start the final stages at home. But we qualify by squeezing our butts. And given our performance, it's a miracle to have the 8e at home.
Traveling to Treviso, La Rochelle fell against Benetton. Thanks to this defensive bonus, the Maritimes finished in 2nd place in group 2 and qualified for the round of 16. But, they will have to move during the quarters.
The summary -> https://t.co/eP8HYZX62w pic.twitter.com/gmVNhHEH9S— RUGBYRAMA (@RugbyramaFR)
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How do you explain your indiscipline and your restlessness in defense?
When you experience contact, already… And from the start of the match, we didn't give the referee a good image. They were also undisciplined but it cost us more than them on arrival.
A word about this Italian training…
It's a team of dogs. They went all out. It was the match of their season, it was one of the first times they were able to qualify for the Champions Cup finals. We knew very well where we were going. They made the perfect match.
You had a second meeting at 80 minutes on a personal level. Has this ever happened to you?
No, never. Here, I am especially disappointed: that's two matches at 80 minutes and two defeats. I have a bitter taste in my mouth for the team and for me. Maybe I'll see some positives on Monday, but for now, I only have negatives in mind.
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