Just landed in Clermont after a complicated Rugby Championship with the Pumas (six defeats in six matches), the second Argentinian Tomas Lavanini (28 years old, 66 caps) argues that he is
"ready"
to start with ASM as soon as possible. possible and that he wants to
“lift a trophy”
with his new team.
"I'm ready. All systems are the same. The few days spent here
(before going to play the Rugby Championship, Editor's note)
saved time, he
explains on the Auvergne club's website.
.
You just need to put the right name on the combination, but trips and announcements are not discoveries.
The movements stay, it's just the names that change.
In 3-4 days this should allow for the correct update!
I will of course learn from week to week playing and familiarizing myself with the general movement, I am not worried about that. "
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Ranking Top 14
Calendar and results Top 14
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And the rough second row (2.01 m for 118 kg), who knows the Top 14 for having evolved in Racing 92 in 2014-2015, adds:
“I want to bring my energy, to give all I can on the ground each day, every workout.
I will do my best to help the team as soon as I get the chance.
(...) I have just played a difficult Rugby Championship but I feel good.
I arrived yesterday, the jet lag is still a bit present but I'm in good shape, I'm happy to train with my teammates and I can't wait to play for Clermont. ”
They (the players) need rest, the rest that they haven't had this year.
Guys played twelve months in a row
Mario ledesma
Tomas Lavanini says he spoke for a long time about Clermont with his coach and former hooker Mario Ledesma, who wore the colors of the Jaunards between 2005 and 2011 and raised the shield of Brennus in 2010.
“Mario told me that everything was gathered in Clermont so that I could enjoy the ASM as had been the case for him during the seasons he spent in Auvergne. He told me how professional the club could be and how he had known how to raise his level in all areas to give himself the means to achieve his goals "
, advances the second row, also passed by the franchise of the Jaguares (2016- 2019) and Leicester Tigers (2019-2021). Lavanini arrives in Auvergne and wants
“Give everything to allow the team to have the ambition to lift a trophy.
I know we have a competitive team with a lot of very great rugby players. ”
After 5 days, Clermont is 9th in the Top 14 with two wins and three losses.
France-Argentina shock on November 6
After the Rugby Championship, Mario Ledesma said his internationals needed a rest.
“
They
(the players)
need rest, the rest that they haven't had this year.
The guys have played twelve months in a row,
”said the Argentine coach, who led the Pumas to their first ever success against New Zealand last year.
“
It's not the best way to prepare, they need a rest,
” Ledesma insisted.
The XV of France will begin their November tour with a shock against Argentina on November 6 at the Stade de France, before facing Georgia and New Zealand.