The new coach of AS Monaco Rugby, who arrived this summer from Club Athlétique Raphaëlo Fréjussien (CARF), was allocated before the second meeting of the season against Cavaillon, this Sunday at 3 p.m. The opportunity to discuss the start of the season for his team and the club’s ambitions.

It was a complicated first game for us. We had a little doubts in the first half, we had a hard time getting into the game. On one took ten points in ten minutes. It’s too much. But little by little, we tried to get back into the game. We have new players coming from the divisions above and not familiar with Federal 3. They were greeted by the aggressiveness and the atmosphere around the field. There is less play and a lot more fighting. On arrival, we left this game frustrated. But we’ll get back to the basics.

Can the many recruits and the lack of automation at the start of the season explain this first reverse?

Cohesion is starting to take with the new ones. It takes time to assimilate the game project, with new players and new staff. Foreign players or those who come from the level above must take their bearings. It’s not the same way to play. The players have known each other for only a month and a half. Once the mayonnaise has set, it will have a good season, I’m sure. There are eighteen games left, on a working day.

Be in the top four in December mid-season

Exactly, what are AS Monaco Rugby’s ambitions this season?

We would like the club to go up, that’s for sure. But the important thing, for now, is to be in the top four in December at mid-season. Only then can we make a point and say that we are playing the climb.

What are your first impressions of your workforce?

The group is very homogeneous, with experienced players and young players from the club. There is a strong competitive spirit because there is a lot of competition within the workforce. This is a real plus that will allow us to move forward.

We want to remain undefeated at home

How do you judge the evolution of the club?

The club is heading in the right direction. It is structured in all areas. In team B, there are nearly forty players. There are thirty of us in the first team. A total of seventy senior players is very promising for a club like Monaco. The club is ambitious.

A word about your next opponent?

We have not yet been able to analyze this team because we have never met them. But according to our information, it’s a well-structured team up front and efficient behind. We have no room for error for this first home game. The goal this year is not to lose a home game. We want to remain undefeated at home.

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