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Castres : une défaite en Champions Cup pour progresser

Northampton Saints v Castres Olympique – Investec Champions Cup – Quarter Final – cinch stadium @ Franklin’s Gardens

Le Castres Olympique vivait les premières phases finales de la saison face à Northampton en quart de finale de Champions Cup. Mais pour son premier quart de finale européen depuis 2002, le CO n’a pas fait le poids face au champion d’Angleterre en titre.

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Battu 51 à 16 sur la pelouse de Northampton, le CO a longtemps résisté mais a fini par céder face au rythme et à la puissance des Saints.

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« Je suis déçu parce que les joueurs se sont investis et à un moment, on est à 20-16. En première mi-temps, on n’a pas le ballon mais d’un autre côté, eux ne sont pas récompensés. Nous, on est plutôt réaliste, opportuniste, défensivement en place.

« A chaque fois que les Saints scorent, ce sont sur des ballons que nous avions. A la sortie, cette 50e minute est fatale avec cette occasion d’Abraham Papali’i. Derrière, ça fait pénalité, touche et un enchaînement de fautes, puis le score est lourd », résumait l’entraîneur Xavier Sadourny.

Malgré plusieurs absents et une défense vaillante, les Castrais, souvent sanctionnés (trois cartons jaunes), ont subi la pression constante d’une équipe anglaise emmenée par un Alex Mitchell intenable et un Henry Pollock décisif. Jérôme Fernandez a inscrit tous les points du CO, dont un essai opportuniste, mais cela n’a pas suffi.

Synthèse du match

2
Coups de pied de pénalité
3
7
Essais
1
5
Transformations
1
0
Drops
0
167
Courses avec ballon
75
13
Franchissements
6
13
Turnovers perdus
16
7
Turnovers gagnés
10

Northampton, qui affrontera le Leinster en demi-finale, a inscrit sept essais au total et a fini par user les Tarnnais, auteurs d’un bon début mais dépassés en seconde période.

« En Coupe d’Europe, dès que tu ouvres la bouche, tu prends 10 mètres, la moindre erreur te vaut un jaune. On en prend trois aujourd’hui… »

« Le score est lourd, mais ça nous donne envie de revenir l’année prochaine, d’affronter des équipes comme Northampton qui ne te donnent rien », estime Sadourny. « C’est essentiel de disputer ces rencontres avec un niveau de jeu aussi élevé. En Coupe d’Europe, dès que tu ouvres la bouche, tu prends 10 mètres, la moindre erreur te vaut un jaune. On en prend trois aujourd’hui, plus le rouge de la semaine dernière.

« Donc, on paye pour apprendre. Il faut passer par là. Un match de plus contre le Leinster, cela aurait été top. On apprend, on paye cher, mais il faut s’en servir de ce match, et lundi il faut retourner au charbon pour préparer la réception de Vannes. C’est un dur mais bel apprentissage.

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« On avance, on a besoin de ces matchs à enjeu, ça va nous aider d’être encore plus performant en Top 14. On manque d’expérience, de maîtrise, de précision. Mais on manque globalement d’expérience. Eux l’ont, nous moins. Je n’ai qu’une envie : revenir la saison prochaine. »

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Mzilikazi 1 hour ago
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That’s a good post, Sk.


I’m going to jump on this one; “Also the squad isnt exactly bursting with talent which you could confidently say will be there come 2031 especially when you consider how young players are being hunted by foreign clubs.”


That has to change for any coach on this planet to ever have a realistic chance of winning the Webb Ellis. Australia is in a unique position, bad one, of having so much competition for rugby talent, men and women. Rugby League exists in the north in the UK as a challenge, is to some extent a threat in NZ, but I would judge minor, present in France, but is not a serious threat. Big one here is AFL, which is unique to Australia. Soccer is another, which ofc exists worldwide. Actually soccer would take away a lot of world class talent in the UK as far as backs go. That is not often talked about, recognised.


I have a story one that one. I went to a senior school in Belfast, rugby only, and one of the kids, little guy, was a brilliant soccer player, a huge sport in N.Ireland. The big lads, Yr12/Sixth formers, always grabbed him to play in the little school yard games played at lunch break(tennis ball only, so no broken windows). Rest of us just played in our year group teams. The little guy did not want to play rugby, as that would have meant no Sat. soccer for him. So he left after First form, and went to a soccer school.


When we were about 15, we heard teh little guy was going over to Man. United to try his luck from apprentice level. He did well.


Oh yes, his name….Georgie Best. Just imagine if he had fallen in love with rugby, played 10/13/15 for Ireland !

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