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« Ferme-la » : le conseil d’Etzebeth à Lawes

Eben Etzebeth a pris la défense des Bulls, bien qu'il évolue aux Sharks (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images).

Il n’y a pas que sur le terrain que les affrontements entre Courtney Lawes et Eben Etzebeth font des étincelles. Par voie de presse, les deux colosses se défendent aussi plutôt bien, comme vient de le montrer le dernier épisode en date.

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Trois semaines plus tôt, Northampton se qualifiait pour les demi-finales de la Champions Cup en écartant sans difficulté les Bulls (59-22).

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La démonstration anglaise (9 essais, 33 défenseurs battus, 12 franchissements…) fait un peu jaser, d’autant que Jake White, le boss des Bulls, a délibérément laissé 11 Springboks à la maison. Officiellement, parce que les multiples voyages entre l’Afrique du Sud et l’Europe finissent par être harassants pour ses joueurs.

Titulaire lors de ce fameux match sur le flanc de la 3e ligne et d’ailleurs auteur du 2e essai des siens, Courtney Lawes ne se prive pas de dire tout haut ce que beaucoup d’observateurs pensent tout bas.

« Mon avis, c’est que c’est une attitude très sud-africaine de faire tout un cirque autour de ça, de faire sortir dans la presse qu’ils doivent prendre huit vols différents, patati patata », a déclaré le futur joueur de Brive dans l’émission The Rugby Pod.

Avant d’ajouter :« Mais je vous garantis que beaucoup de choses ont été au moins exagérées, et c’était une excellente façon pour eux de se décharger de la pression et de nous la mettre sur le dos ».

Des déclarations qui n’ont pas tardé à provoquer la réponse d’Eben Etzebeth. Invité lui aussi de The Rugby Pod, le joueur des Sharks a pris la défense de ses compatriotes.

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« “Les Bulls ont été très critiqués, à tort je pense. J’ai vu des joueurs comme Courtney Lawes parler de ‘l’attitude sud-africaine’. Je ne sais pas pourquoi il fait référence à l’Afrique du Sud dans son ensemble », s’est interrogé l’ancien Toulonnais.

« Il n’a sûrement aucune idée de ce qui se passe en Afrique du Sud, donc il devrait plutôt la fermer. »

« C’est Jake [White] qui prend les décisions. Quand vous êtes entraîneur en chef, vous devez pouvoir sélectionner qui vous voulez. En Champions Cup et en Challenge Cup, si vous ne jouez votre demi-finale à domicile, vous avez peu de chances de gagner la compétition », a poursuivi le double champion du monde, qui avait déjà remis les Irlandais à leur place dans ce même podcast.

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« Ils devaient se déplacer en quarts de finale, puis probablement aller au Leinster pour la demie, et ensuite retourner en Europe pour disputer la finale peut-être contre Toulouse. Donc ce sera toujours difficile ».

Pour rappel, les demi-finales de la Champions Cup se disputent sans aucune équipe sud-africaine. Samedi à 18h30, le Leinster reçoit les Northampton Saints de Courtney Lawes, tandis que le Stade Toulousain reçoit les Harlequins le dimanche à 16h.

En Challenge Cup, les Sharks d’Eben Etzebeth défie l’ASM Clermont au Twickenham Stoop (samedi 13h30), puis Gloucester affronte le Benetton Rugby (samedi 16h).

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