The former captain of the XV of France confided in Midi Olympique.
The MHR hooker is, among other things, back on his blue years.
And the least we can say is that he is not kind to some of his former tricolor teammates.
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Some simply did not have this high level requirement.
And then, few players were captains in their club.
The situation was really different.
I sometimes felt isolated in this leadership role, regrets Guilhem Guirado.
Mathieu Bastareaud could have had this relay role, but he was quickly put on hold.
The problem is that, in our generation, few players were so dominant at their club.
The group was constantly changing.
He admits to having experienced many moments of his term as captain badly.
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We had become the laughingstock of everyone.
It was contextual, obviously, but also probably due to a lack of leadership from the players.
I admit that it was sometimes difficult to live…
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