Jean Bouilhou expressed his pride in the performance of the young Toulouse guard who competed with Stade Rochelais this Saturday (22-19).
Before heading to La Rochelle airport to begin the journey that awaits them to South Africa this Sunday, the Toulouse residents briefly returned to the great performance achieved by a rejuvenated team on the lawn of Marcel-Deflandre: “What dominates is a lot of pride and it’s a shame at the same time because the guys deserved the draw, reacted Jean Bouilhou, the specialist in the red and black touch. But what a state of mind, what self-sacrifice throughout the eighty minutes. In terms of commitment and tactics, they delivered an incredible match.”
In a suspenseful encounter, La Rochelle won without shining against an extremely rejuvenated Toulouse team (19-16). Stade Rochelais relied on a final penalty from Antoine Hastoy at the siren.
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“Our club is not just a professional team”
Once again, the club with 23 Shields of Brennus provided proof of the vitality and quality of its local training by resisting in particular the power and density of the former European champion. Jean Bouilhou had no doubt: “What I like is that the young people we train at the club grow well and are capable of against the best teams. Our club is not just a professional team. It works well at all levels. levels. What we want is to help the guys progress. We are going to continue on this path of humility and ambition. The guys came to look for something here and they showed a good spirit. incredible to achieve this.”
Valentin Delpy and his partners responded to the meeting, with conviction and without the shadow of a complex: “During the week, we had a lot of help to arrive at the match in good conditions, pointed out the opener. Afterwards, once on the pitch, we did what we knew how to do: go on defense, have a very clean conquest… We knew that La Rochelle was solid but by doing simple things, we could win. get out. The character of the team meant that it never gave up, which means that it pocketed this defensive bonus.”
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