Franck Azéma (Toulon coach, beaten at Brive 26-17): “
We responded.
We have an opportunity in the 73rd, but we don't manage to score, which they managed to do on their last action.
We did not manage to seize this opportunity to make the switch.
It's frustrating not to bring anything back.
We know that every point will count.
We lacked possession and we did not master our discipline.
We exposed ourselves in both periods.
We must be more demanding.
If we had won, it wouldn't have been a heist in the sense that we've always been in the game.
We will now see if we have character, those who will lower their heads and those who will roll up their sleeves
.
Mathieu Bastareaud (3rd line and captain of Toulon): “
We are not far away, but that is not enough.
We had a big week, with a lot of investment, but it's not enough.
This is not the situation we hoped for.
We have to stick together and move forward.
We lacked discipline.
We were penalized a lot.
We had shortcomings in conquest, in touch as in melee
”.
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