Is Franco-Brazilian coach Rafael Redwitz's time numbered at Narbonne? One certainty: the Narbonne-Tours post-match at the Arena (0-3 defeat), Saturday evening, was stormy between the players and their coach in the locker room. An extraordinary board of directors meeting is scheduled for this Monday, January 27 evening.
There are some defeats that hurt more than others. That of Narbonne, at home on Saturday evening, against Tours (0-3, 19-25, 12-25, 16-25) plunged the Centurions Narbonne into the greatest disarray… While the Tourangeaux had presented themselves at the Arena, diminished, notably without their sharp Sclater, injured in the calf the day before, the Audois never existed in this match, the staff appearing without a solution to stop the spiral of defeats which has been eating away at Narbonne since the start of the season: only four victories for 12 disappointments and the latest success to date, in Nice on December 10, 2024 (0-3). Largely insufficient for a club which initially aimed for the Top 8 qualifier in the final phase of the championship.
According to several corroborating sources, at the end of the game, the players remained in the locker room for 1 hour 30 minutes, expressing a whole series of grievances to coach Rafael Redwitz. Between the coach and his men, relations would become seriously strained. It is also because they wanted to provoke this discussion with their coach that the players did not participate in the post-match receptions.
When will you leave?
At the club, internally, Rafael Redwitz has become a subject. While he signed a three-year contract in Narbonne in the spring of 2023, everything suggests, within the Centurions, and in their immediate environment, that the Franco-Brazilian is currently in great difficulty. In the aisles of the Arena, Saturday evening, very long-time followers were annoyed by the attitude of the players and staff on the floor, and by certain choices too… And it was not the first time this season .
-If President Bastien Anglade refuses, for the moment, to communicate, we know that an extraordinary board of directors will be held this Monday, January 27 in the evening. The future of Redwitz will inevitably be discussed. Moreover, according to people close to the group, the technician will be received Tuesday morning by the club's management. Will leave? Won't leave? Quickly or only at the end of the 2024-2025 financial year? The file is complex. And as long as President Bastien Anglade does not speak, the vagueness will remain. Response in the next few hours.
