A team ready to start the school year, La Rochelle passed a big test in Claremont
The only team undefeated this season, Stade Rochelais will travel to Stade Marcel-Michelin on Sunday, where they have never won.
There is no ignition delay. Stade Rochelais got off to a perfect start with three early victories, against Montpellier (26-22), Lyon (21-23) and then against Perpignan (43-8). The Maritimes, on the heels of winning their first European title last May, are showing clear control and effectiveness. Last week, although they shook the ranks, they managed to beat Usap.
What Guillaume Vilasica, Perpignan coach admitted: “We were dominant in the auto sector. We’ve worked on it. Then, we might have put more attention to work than the Rochelle people who probably didn’t want to overburden themselves with this…” This Sunday, it will be necessary for Ronan O’Gara’s men (suspended six weeks for disrespecting officials during the victory over LOU) to show another face in the sector. “In difficult circumstances, we put in less investment because we lose the speed of play, You may be introduced to the second line of La Rochelle Rémi Picquette. It’s disgusting because we’re where we are, and it makes us frustrate…”
‘Momentum continues’
Despite this, all the lights are green: the results, the method, and the recruits who coped well. “The start of the tournament is interesting. Three matches, three wins and we hope it continues., continues Remy Beckett. Same satisfaction on the part of Jorthrow Steenkamp, La Rochelle Scrum coach: “The momentum is continuing. It is better than last year, but it is the work of a whole group. We need everyone to take a step forward.”
Overviews, connected to alternating current, are themselves on standby. As featured on the ASM website, Jules Plisson, a former La Rochelle, will test his first term this Sunday with the new Clermont team. “They are undefeated this season, and have settled for several years among the very big teams in this tournament, He insisted on the international opening. They arrive full of confidence, it’s going to be a very strong match, at 9pm on Sunday….honestly, this is the kind of match that all players love to play!
La Rochelle defense team
Another former Rochelles, Claremont Principal Juno Gibbs, knows all too well what awaits his troops: “La Rochelle is a defensive team. They build their games by putting a lot of pressure on their opponents through conquest and very good organization. The New Zealand technical also knows that he plays hard against his former team: La Rochelle has never won at Stade Marcel Michelin. So it would work…
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