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Angleterre : El-Abd et Gustard en lice pour remplacer Felix Jones

Par Jérémy Fahner
Le manager de l'US Oyonnax Joe El-Abd est un proche de Steve Borthwick et pourrait prendre en charge la défense de l'équipe d'Angleterre (Photo by Ryan Hiscott/Getty Images).

Steve Borthwick, le sélectionneur anglais, a perdu son assistant en charge de la défense, et il ne compte pas traîner pour le remplacer. Felix Jones a en effet démissionné de son poste le mois dernier et le boss du XV de la Rose compte bien lui avoir trouvé un remplaçant afin de préparer au mieux les test-matchs du mois de novembre.

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Selon la BBC, trois hommes figureraient dans la short-list dressée par la RFU, la fédération anglaise : le manager d’Oyonnax (Pro D2) Joe El-Abd, l’entraîneur adjoint du Stade Français Paul Gustard, et l’un des techniciens des Stormers, Norman Laker.

Gustard, qui est en charge de la défense auprès de Laurent Labit, a déjà travaillé auprès de l’équipe d’Angleterre entre 2016 et 2018, sous la direction d’Eddie Jones.

L’ancien 3e ligne aile travaille depuis deux à Paris et son travail a permis au Stade Français d’atteindre les demi-finales du Top 14 la saison dernière, les Soldats Roses présentant la 2e meilleure défense du championnat.

El-Abd est un proche de Borthwick et sa réussite à Oyonnax ne passe pas inaperçue outre-Manche. L’ancien flanker a terminé sa carrière de joueur dans l’Ain en 2014 et est manager de l’USO depuis 2019.

Toujours d’après la BBC, les trois techniciens auraient échangé avec Steve Borthwick ces dernières semaines, et l’annonce du remplaçant de Felix Jones devrait avoir lieu d’ici la fin du mois.

Le prochain match de l’Angleterre aura lieu le 2 novembre face à la Nouvelle-Zélande, à l’Allianz Stadium.

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GS 1 hour ago
Bundee Aki sends new reminder to All Blacks he's the one that got away

It's good to see, as I expected, that you are inherently dishonest and won't answer three simple questions.


Your reflex is to react with abuse and vulgarity, highlighting your position's inherent weakness and ignorance. So feel free to abuse me all day because it does not take away the accuracy of my questions.


By refusing to address the questions and then answering with abuse, you confirm that they are accurate and truthful.


Again, refusing to answer the question allows you to avoid the fact that Ireland effectively brought its way to success, as everyone in the Southern Hemisphere understands.


I mean, the sad, simple fact is that in the recent QF loss to the ABs - Ireland scored one try, and all others were scored by Kiwis - including two by so-called "project players."


The amusing thing is—and I'm unsure if you realize how funny it is—when rolling out the abuse to all things Kiwi and Kiwi rugby, you are so blinded by your abuse that you haven't taken time to consider that you have multiple Kiwis running around in your national team and that your team's success is largely built off the Rugby IP of a Kiwi coach. I mean, a little self-reflection might assist here, I would imagine.


As I leave, let me leave you again with those three questions and the simple challenge of answering them: Are you honest enough to do so, or will you reply with abuse?


Agree or disagree:

1. The IRFU enacted a policy of "Project Players."

2. The policy targeted professional rugby players who they considered could, after the residency three-year residency period in existence at that time(now five years), play for Ireland.

3. None of the Southern Unions - RA, NZRFU, etc- have ever enacted any centralized policy and have ever had any "project player."

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Bull Shark 2 hours ago
Why the All Blacks overlooking Joe Schmidt could yet hurt them in the Bledisloe battle

Every year we read about the Wallabies chances in the Bledisloe cup.


And every year the same result.


This time around the chances are even more slim. 1. This is the worst Australian side for some time. With or without Schmidt. He’s no miracle worker. 2. This is still a very good NZ team. Despite the absolute mess they’ve made around running the team. If Argentina can put 40 on Australia - NZ can put 40 on them. No problem.


It’s going to be a 20+ ball game in NZs favour. Minimum. And then NZ will be back in their public’s good books.


If they pump Australia again, they’ll be declared the next World Cup winners with Ireland. Shared.


Until the autumn tests of course. When NZ lose one or both games against the Irish and French and we’ll be back to this story again.


Ahh. The media and fans. So predictable and fickle.


The ABs will become consistent winners again once razors has had the opportunity to learn how to be an international coach. He’s only been doing it for a few months now.


Like I’ve said before. Razor waking in and blowing the competition out of the water is insulting to the many fantastic international coaches who has to work hard to get to that level of success. Even the great Henry and Hansen had to slum it in Wales.


If NZRU actually knew what they were doing they’d have developed their boy razor more. They’ve set him up for failure. They should have retained Foster (or Schmidt) instead of discarding him like a leper.


But at least one thing is certain on the horizon. If Razor doesn’t cut it beyond 2027 - SARU and Rassie Erasmus would have done the good work for them and prepped Tony Brown for the job. I just hope he tells them to stuff it because he’s being treated so well by an organization that knows how to treat its people.

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