Satisfaction was total in the Parisian camp after the unexpected improved victory snatched in the final minutes against Castres (29-9) thanks to Sekou Macalou.
Joris Segonds, opening half of Stade Français, author of a 5 out of 7 against the pole vaults:
“It's an important victory with the bonus.
It's all good especially since we thought more about securing the score when we were only at +10.
The conditions were difficult and frankly the way we don't care a bit.
We must now hope for something from our trip to Montpellier next week to get closer to the top 6. Two other trips await us then (Bordeaux and La Rochelle).
We have seen that in Toulouse and Toulon we took two great lessons.
We will have to go and get the points. "
Gonzalo Quesada, Stade Français manager:
“It was a very important game for us.
The two defeats (Toulouse and Toulon) hurt us.
Castres had come to look for something.
I am very satisfied with the mastery, nothing was perfect given the playing conditions but we were able to build this victory and seek a bonus point which was far from obvious.
We dominated the first half but we should have scored one more try to have an easier second half.
I want to highlight the big game of our forwards.
The performance of Sekou Macalou (author of a double)?
I am very happy with his return.
After a week of training he already has this level but I want to salute the return of our pillar Stéphane Clément, 24th on the scoresheet before Kakovin's withdrawal.
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Yoann Maestri, 2nd row at Stade Français:
“It's a very important victory.
It is all the more appreciable with the bonus.
It was a tough battle and we were able to build little by little and in the end it smiles on us.
It's just perfect.
The two defeats (Toulouse, Toulon) hurt us of course but we had a positive base to bounce back.
We have three big trips we know.
We will have to recover well because the matches will come very quickly and they will be important for our hopes of qualifying.
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