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Edimbourg veut « absolument » garder van der Merwe, pisté par La Rochelle

Par Bryn Palmer

Il y a 2 heures

Duhan van der Merwe pourrait rejoindre le Top 14 l'an prochain, mais Edimbourg n'a pas dit son dernier mot. (Photo By Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

Les révélations de RugbyPass, hier, sur le possible départ de Duhan van der Merwe vers le Top 14, ont fait du bruit en Écosse.

Le manager d’Edimbourg Sean Everitt a reconnu que le club souhaitait « absolument » conserver l’ailier d’origine sud-africaine, alors que La Rochelle semble bien placée, parmi d’autres clubs français, pour accueillir l’international écossais l’an prochain.

Van der Merwe, 29 ans, est revenu au sein du club de la capitale écossaise il y a deux ans à la suite de la faillite de son ancienne écurie, les Worcester Warriors. Il avait prolongé son contrat à la fin de l’année 2023.

Mais le deal actuel court jusqu’à la fin de la saison en cours, et Édimbourg aussi bien que la fédération écossaise devront se montrer convaincants face aux offres du Top 14. Si La Rochelle semble tenir la corde, Montpellier, Bayonne et Lyon seraient aussi intéressés par les services du massif ailier.

Everitt (entraîneur d’Édimbourg) : « On souhaite absolument qu’il reste ici »

« On en rigolait ensemble aujourd’hui (dimanche) car visiblement, on avait lu le même article », confiait Everitt à l’issue de la première victoire d’Édimbourg en United Rugby Championship, face aux Stormers. « On veut garder Duhan en Écosse. Il lui reste des choses à faire ici.

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« On souhaite absolument qu’il reste ici, alors on va faire tout ce qu’on peut pour ça. Pour le moment, on cherche à boucler un contrat pour la saison 2025-2026. On franchira le pas quand ce sera le moment. »

Van der Merwe, auteur de 28 essais en 41 tests avec l’Écosse, n’a pas eu un impact énorme lors de la victoire d’Édimbourg 38-7 ce samedi. Le solide trois-quarts aile est à créditer de quatre courses avec ballon seulement, et d’un seul franchissement.

Mais il était présent pour récupérer un coup de pied à suivre de Warwick Gelant dans l’en-but, au cœur d’une période d’intense pression des Sud-Africains dans la deuxième partie de la première mi-temps.

Cela a notamment permis aux locaux de limiter la casse, les Stormers n’inscrivant qu’un essai alors qu’ils ont campé sur la ligne adverse durant de longues minutes.

Cet article a été initialement publié en anglais sur RugbyPass.com et adapté en français par Jérémy Fahner.

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DP 11 minutes ago

Leinster-Munster: 5 talking points as awkward Irish rugby question is asked

And he’s a got a golden medal to show for it. MacArthy is a good player but his shithousery is type gameplay is a decade too late. Macaw prospered but referees aren’t allowing that anymore, he’s established a rep for lazy ruck work and it’s going to continue to cost Ireland unless he changes his play at the breakdown.

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DP 14 minutes ago

Leinster-Munster: 5 talking points as awkward Irish rugby question is asked

Yep. Remind yourself how many “project players” Ireland went the the World Cup with.

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RedWarrior 15 minutes ago

Is this why Ireland and England struggle to win World Cups?

It's the systems. England are a very passionate and tough team.

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RedWarrior 16 minutes ago

Is this why Ireland and England struggle to win World Cups?

The only significant match NZ won was against Ireland which NZ had been preparing for for a year. Both Ireland and France had zero players with experience of winning a knock out match. Literally zero. They wanted to be playing NZ or SA in a semi not a quarter final. If two teams from SA/NZ/FRA/IRL had to go home with all of equal ability then experience could be key. It's as simple as that. Ireland played well in every match in the world cup. Beating NZ a week after Scotland in a Quarter was a massive ask and just too much. Small margins though.

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DP 16 minutes ago

The table-turning halftime message Johann Van Graan gave Bath

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RedWarrior 21 minutes ago

Is this why Ireland and England struggle to win World Cups?

Neither a scratch on Wales.

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RedWarrior 21 minutes ago

Is this why Ireland and England struggle to win World Cups?

Agreed. Other countries should note the coaching team he assembles and his ability to get the best from them. The French and English wins were outstanding.

With the fatigue levels they had for the final they had to risk a 7-1. NZ will be kicking themselves for a long time. A dry day and SA were in trouble. But all NZ had to do was stay close and tire them. A similar standard coach to Erasmus for NZ and they always win that match.

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RedWarrior 25 minutes ago

Is this why Ireland and England struggle to win World Cups?

Did that corporate belief force Cane to get red carded in the final?

Because NZ were winning that match otherwise.

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RedWarrior 26 minutes ago

Is this why Ireland and England struggle to win World Cups?

The point is that the will to win was not a bigger factor over other factors.

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RedWarrior 27 minutes ago

Is this why Ireland and England struggle to win World Cups?

-SA get the try against Ireland then its a NH/SH final and who would beat France at that stage?

-England 9 points up with 10 to go, hold on and its an ENG/NZ final and we are talking about a miracle England RWC win or else about 'why we ever doubted All Blacks".

-Barrett doesn't stop a certain try, or one of the plays that led to a 15 - 0 lead against Ireland don't work and Ireland win the QF?

Etzebeth knocks that hand block slightly forward and its penalty try 14-0 to France, Etzebeth is sin binned and no way back for SA.

Unfortunately the draw turned the tournament into a lot of coin flicks.

If you had the top 4 seeds properly to meet in Semi Finals then you are looking at less luck.

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RedWarrior 32 minutes ago

Is this why Ireland and England struggle to win World Cups?

Only one non Irish raised player was on the team that beat SA in Durban. Not sure SH people really understand Irish rugby to be honest. With a fairer draw in 2027, and a round of 16, Ireland should hopefully be able to get some knock out winning experience before meeting big beasts this time.

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RedWarrior 35 minutes ago

Is this why Ireland and England struggle to win World Cups?

The assumption here is that this SA attribute was the reason for the RWC win and the failure of NH teams. I don't believe it was much of a factor at all with several other more important factors being crucial.

-Experience: Of the SA squad the number of players with a lot of experience of winning knock out RWC matches (1/4, 1/2 and finals) is enormous. NZ are not far behind. England reached a final last time. Contrasting with Ireland and France who had literally zero players with any experience of winning a knock out match. Ireland and France could of course gain experience with a QF win assuming the draw segregates the top 4 teams before the semis.

-The Draw as we know was based on rankings 4 years before and as a result Wales and England were top 4 ranked teams even though they were ranked #10, #8 respectively just before the tournament. Not only did Ireland and France get drawn in the same pools as SA and NZ but those pools were due to play eachother in the quarters. Ergo SA/NZ got to play Ire/Fra in the quarters when the latter would be most vulnerable experience wise. As Ire/Fra beat SA/NZ it can be argued that experience was a major factor compounded by the draw.

-Quality. The Top 4 seemed to be a cut above the rest with perhaps a gap apparent between NZ and France.

-Squad depth. Accumulated fatigue. Again the draw was critical here with the side having a potential France quarter and England semi being the hardest route. Lack of depth in SA squad meant that England dominated the match with the bomb squad and Pollard just about saving the day. It came down to a penalty and an element of luck was needed. England's resolve didn't break and was stronger than SA on the day. The scrum and penalties won it. That fatigue carried to the final where a point victory against 14 shows that the extra heavy matches (Scotland/England) took their toll on SA and they needed luck.

NZ/IRE/ENG/FRA no less motivated than SA.

Ireland were well aware of the unifying ability of rugby. They decided that the connection with supporters was most important to them...from all provinces. Ireland brought 60,000 fans to some matches and that was the unifying factor talked about and used by Ireland. The author was a little lazy at not doing a rudimentary check for that as Farrell and the team had said it.

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MC 1 hour ago

Ireland’s Lomu, their next general at 10 and three other ‘Emerging’ stars who soared

Ward seems like level headed individual. Jouranilist making stupid and unfounded comments, embarrassing from an Irish perspective.

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MP 2 hours ago

Ireland’s Lomu, their next general at 10 and three other ‘Emerging’ stars who soared

Lomu was around 18/19st, Ward is 16st. What a odd comparison.

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Nickers 2 hours ago

Is this why Ireland and England struggle to win World Cups?

The 6N teams all flog themselves in World Cup years, compared to the RC teams that shorten their rugby schedule in World Cup years.

In 2023 the 6N teams played games for 4 consecutive weeks leading up the start of the world cup as "warm up games". So come the World Cup QF they had already played for 9 consecutive weeks. Is it any wonder they can't find the last point or last play they need? They wait until the WC every four years to design a schedule that means they will be more fatigued than RC teams.

By contrast NZ played 5 games in the 12 months leading up the World Cup, only 2 as warm up games, SA played 6 in 12 months leading up also with 2 warm up games.

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Nickers 3 hours ago

Canterbury blast Tasman with record score in quarter-final

Blackadder needs to reconsider every aspect of what he does in between actually playing games, which is rare.

He should probably do the exact opposite of whatever his training programme says and just see how that goes. He literally can't string more than two games together.

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Nickers 3 hours ago

'Call a spade a spade': Sonny Bill Williams says current All Blacks don't like pressure

Accurate.

ABs persisting with a 5-3 bench split with so much versatility in the backline is such a waste. Virtually the whole backline can cover 1 other position, some can cover 3.

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BP 3 hours ago

'If I lose my position, I lose my contract, my family won’t eat'

Here we go with this bullshit

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aO 4 hours ago

Leinster player ratings vs Munster | 2024/25 URC

Not sure what you have to do to get a 9 or 10. Caolan Doris was everywhere yesterday plus captain so , and if the Ref is evening up in 2nd half with questionable scrum penalties that's reflected in the scores here.

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aO 4 hours ago

Leinster-Munster: 5 talking points as awkward Irish rugby question is asked

Some comments talking about Busby giving decisions to Leinster were not looking at same march I saw. Especially in 2nd half he was 'evening up'. He did not go against Mun when they had put in he allowed them to play it. Just watched it again. A couple turnovers should not be allowed. Mun held on while another went in for the steal.knock back in the tackle wasn't seen. Offsides allover the game by Mun. So do not blame it on Ref particularly 2nd half that's why Leinster didn't score. He kept it going for Mun 3 times up at line mMun should have gotten yellow , Busby only looked at one side in 2nd half.