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Toulon: a real hecatomb and big doubts

2021-02-27T17:37:24.828Z


Beaten for the second time at home, the RCT, deprived of about twenty players, is under pressure before receiving Racing 92.


One of the advantages of being behind closed doors is that Rugby Club Toulonnais players spare themselves the bronca of their supporters.

Already beaten in Mayol by Stade Rochelais (11-29), the Var were again bowed on their lawn on Friday against, this time, Aviron Bayonnais (14-16).

A club which fights for maintenance, which came out of a historic slap in Clermont (73-3) and which had not won in Toulon since 2010. An amorphous, uninspired RCT, which ended up giving in to the Basques who were however three times outnumbered.

But the club with a bit of lily of the valley, unrecognizable, had to deal this week with about twenty absent players.

Difficult in these conditions to always binder.

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As the manager Patrice Collazo puts it: “We didn't know how to score on our highlights.

Very quickly, we suffered an avalanche of injuries and we had to reconfigure the team, as we have already done 72 times this week.

Afterwards, we had cartridges that we didn't know how to put in and it's a shame because there was a good state of mind.

We play without 9, without 10, with 20 guys less.

We do with the vagaries of the moment ... "

In the absence of Louis Carbonel (retained at Marcoussis) and Duncan Paia'aua (suspended), the center Ma'a Nonu was even forced to help out at the opening against the Bayonnais.

After the quack against La Rochelle, Toulon had rebounded at Hameau by dominating the Section Paloise (29-33).

“The week behind we were able to solve the problem (absences), not tonight (Friday), continues the technician from the Var.

I will not shirk my responsibilities behind the absent.

Even if we set the intention, we are in perpetual recomposition. ”

"What bothered me is that one or two guys put us in"

Patrice Collazo

More seriously, the former manager of La Rochelle pointed out the attitude of some of his players.

“What bothered me was that one or two guys put us in.

I think that at 23 (players) we could have won.

We need to form a body and everyone to be in a notion of sacrifice.

It suffices that one or two guys don't put on the attitude and that makes the whole team waver, especially since some have sent each other + 80 minutes. "

After a rather successful start to the exercise, the RCT - beaten three times in its last four outings - has since shone through its inconstancy.

Strong and efficient, then transparent and unproductive.

One or the other.

“We have sinned a lot on discipline.

We also sinned on the conquest, we were not dominant enough.

Already that we have difficulties on our back line… But these are not excuses, “regretted, hot, hooker Christopher Tolofua at the microphone of Canal +.

Yannick Bru, the Bayonne manager, recognized it: "We could see that Toulon was not on his plate."

Even adding: "We did not beat the real RCT."

"The kings of DIY"

In any case, the week promises to be turbulent on the harbor side.

On social networks, the discontent is mounting among the supporters.

Especially after the pike of Patrice Collazo who had stigmatized "the sarcastic comments of pseudo supporters".

The arrival of Racing 92 in Mayol will serve as an eye-opener.

Redemption or plunged into crisis?

At least Toulon - which is still in the Top 6 despite everything - will recover Duncan Paia'aua to play at the opening.

But there will still be many absent executives (Parisse, Isa, Dakuwaqa…).

“There is no problem: I make mistakes in coaching and team composition, no problem.

But who is the Top 14 team capable of playing without 20 guys? "

launches Collazo.

Before being more fatalistic: "We will try to find solutions by tinkering, since we become the kings of DIY ..."

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Source: lefigaro

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