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 »
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 …
This morning, in London, on the banks of the Thames, the Six Nations tournament was launched later. The coaches and captains of the selections took part in a major inaugural press conference. The first to open the ball took over from the English, with Steve Borthwick, the successor to Eddie Jones, and Owen Farrell, its …
Antoine Dupont, before the Six Nations Tournament: “The level rises every year” Read More »
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 »
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 »
Eddie Jones has just spent a few days in France to visit the facilities that will host England at the next World Cup (September 8 to October 28, 2023). A useless stay? Perhaps. According to our information, the Australian coach of the fifteen of the Rose could lose his position, which he has held since …
Antoine Miquel (third center line of Union Bordeaux-Bègles after the improved victory (33-13) against Brive, Saturday): “It feels good to win a match, with the added bonus, it’s a victory to wear. It was long. Opposite, they weren’t painters, it’s a team that is out of place. At the beginning, we were a little tense …
Antoine Miquel (UBB) after the improved success against Brive: “We found each other” Read More »
Like other French clubs, the Section Paloise took advantage of the setbacks of Wasps to strengthen itself. She recruited, until the end of the season, Dan Robson, an experienced scrum half (30 years old) who wore the Wasps jersey 162 times. English international on 14 occasions, he agreed, between two house visits, to come back …
Dan Robson, who goes from Wasps to Pau: “It was a shock” Read More »
