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European Cup: "We will rest after", Wenceslas Lauret evokes the future fights of Racing, qualified for the semi-finals

2022-05-09T07:29:00.626Z


Thanks to its success on Sunday against the robust Englishmen of Sale (41-22), the Ile-de-France club reached the semi-finals where it will face the


He admits it himself, he was cooked at the end of the match.

Proof of the intensity and the fight delivered by Racing, Sunday, in its hall of Paris La Défense Arena to overcome the English of Sale, despite the wide score (41-22).

The third row Wenceslas Lauret applied, like his teammates, the planned plan to circumvent an impressive block in the South African framework.

Very happy to reach the semi-final of a competition that is particularly close to his heart, the Parisian is projected on the semi-final against La Rochelle at the Bollaert stadium in Lens, Sunday, May 15.

What do you remember from this quarter-final which settled in the second half?

WENCESLAS LAURET.

There was really a lot of intensity.

We saw it on all phases of the game, and in particular rucks, scrums, touches.

It was very hard physically.

In the end, I couldn't take it anymore.

All week, we had put in place a defense strategy.

We tried to be very careful and stick to it.

It worked for us in this match.

What made the difference?

In the first half, the two teams looked at each other a little.

The English tried to play frontally.

We responded with aggression.

Afterwards there were spaces because they were very heavy and they had more difficulty moving as the meeting progressed.

There were gaps in the second half.

We managed to capitalize on our chances.

At not even twenty years old, your scrum-half Nolann Le Garrec once again lit up the game…

I'm not going to apply the ointment too much because otherwise it will ignite (smile).

He has a lot of talent.

He is on the right track.

Nolann learns quickly, it's his strength and he is humble.

He works very hard.

He must continue.

Reaching the semi-finals, what does it mean to you?

There is relief.

Now it's La Rochelle.

It's very tough.

In the Top 14, we have already faced them (Editor's note: Racing 23-10 victory in September, 19-0 defeat in February).

It's the same team.

We know how the French teams play.

It will be very closed and intense.

We have to approach it as the match that should allow us to go to the final.

Can you play both the European Cup and the Top 14 at the same time?

We play this competition thoroughly, especially since we have never won it (Editor's note: finalists in 2016, 2018, 2020).

We have the squad to go far on both counts.

The championship is very tough, there is a lot of uncertainty for qualification (Editor's note: Racing is 4th, four points ahead of Lyon, the first non-qualified two days before the end of the regular phase).

We have no right to give up.

We said so.

There are less than two months left.

We will rest afterwards.

Source: leparis

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