USAP lost against RC Toulon this Saturday evening at Aimé-Giral (13-22). The first reactions, hot.
Franck Azéma, USAP manager:
“There is frustration. But it is also an observation. Well done to Toulon, they were consistent from start to finish. We were constantly put under pressure in all sectors. We did not manage to get our act going. game. We were caught in the physicality Charles Ollivon and Baptiste Serin were good, Toulon played the match we needed to win. I think that with twenty minutes to go, if we panic less, we will. can come back and take a defensive bonus point This is the reality of the Top 14. We will have to be able to switch to the Challenge, it will be a pivotal period alternating between the European Cup and the championship.
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Tom Ecochard, USAP scrum half:
“We made too many inaccuracies. We dropped too many balls, we made stupid mistakes. We rushed too much into the contact game. There was a way to have more impact than that. We made too many mistakes which means that we never knew how to weigh more than we could do We have three carried balls which hurt us But I think we had reason to annoy them a little more. .It sucks. I'm frustrated. It's a setback because we take 0 points from two matches, but I know the team will learn from this match tonight.”
Maxime Petitjean, Toulon foot coach:
“We've been considered puppets here for three years. The players spoke to each other at the start of the week to put in a big match and show a better face. They didn't lie to each other. They put in the ingredients to impose. The guys never panicked, they remained calm. There were good signals for the future.”
Enzo Hervé, Toulon opener:
“We had a good match overall. We responded in the right spirit. That was the word all week. We knew it was going to be a real test for us. We were able to respond on that side. The group was sure. We tightened up after the Perpignan test. We have to take advantage of it.
