David Darricarrère, assistant coach of Castres, after the victory against UBB (23-18): “The character of the team is no longer to be proven, we have often been condemned, led, but we have this strength, with a hyper present public which carried us. There was no concern because we do not see the ball in the …
Wilfrid Hounkpatin, after Castres’ victory against UBB: “At 12-0, we were hot” Read More »
Bayonne-Brive: 37-9 As often with Jean Dauger this season, the Bayonnais imposed a big physical challenge on their opponents, direct competitors in the race to maintain. But who says physical challenge does not mean lack of offshore play. Witness this magnificent recovery of the Basques in their 22 meters and concludes 70 meters further in …
Pierre-Yves Revol has been president of Castres Olympique for an eternity. The difficult times, the crises, the rants before, or after the matches, he knows it. Thursday afternoon, although very busy and on the contrary by the situation at the head of the FFR, he took a few minutes to discuss the delicate period his …
Wilfrid Hounkpatin (pillar of Castres Olympique after the defeat against Edinburgh 21-34, Sunday in the Champions Cup): “It’s hard and frustrating. It’s been a month since we won, it’s starting to get heavy. It sucks because we are capable of winning this match. We release two tackles, and each time, they score. We take a …
Hounkpatin (Castres) after the defeat against Edinburgh: “It’s starting to be heavy” Read More »
Pau-Lyon: 12-21 For Pau and Lyon who both remained on a catastrophic last weekend, it was a bit of misfortune for the loser. The meeting was long balanced and undecided between two teams defended well but ineffective and clumsy. Pau certainly rather occupied the Lyon side but without managing to find the spaces and it …
Lyon wins in Pau with the offensive bonus, Brive offers Toulon in Top 14 Read More »
15- Leo Barré (French Stadium) In a match where his three-quarters were not always very skilful, the young Parisian back did well, especially in the first period when his precise kicking games allowed the Stade Français to occupy the Pau camp. He was also very sure under high balls and he always knew how to …
Stade Français – Pau: 37-3 A week after the slap suffered by the neighbors of Racing (10-48), Stade Français was less flamboyant at Jean-Bouin to overcome the Paloise Section, Saturday during the 14th day of Top 14. Taking advantage of a Early yellow card from Béarnais center Manu (6th), the Parisians were quickly marked thanks …
Brive wins in Lyon, La Rochelle dominates Perpignan Read More »
Rory Kockott (36) is going to play rugby. He will return to competition this Saturday (9 p.m.) in the European Cup. To help Castres who has some problems with his scrum halves – Arata and Fernandez are injured – he agreed to be integrated into the group that faces Exeter at Pierre-Fabre. Reached by phone …
Rory Kockott (Castres), the freelance pensioner against Exeter Read More »
