Virgile Lacombe (Toulouse): “This point is important”
Virgile Lacombe, Toulouse scrum coach (after the 19-15 loss to Toulon): “This point is important but it does not mean that we are satisfied. With more precision on our launches and our conquest, we could have stayed ahead in the score and perhaps won. We lose balls in touch, important scrums. We are also penalized in the scrum and in close matches like tonight (same night), that matters a lot. But again, this point can count given the number of teams in the process of qualifying. Today, we stay ahead of Lyon who won at Brive thanks to this point. La Rochelle on Saturday evening? It will be a final phase match, like the one tonight. We induced it like that in any case, our aggressiveness showed it because we earn a lot of turnover on the ground. It will be necessary to maintain this aggressiveness while being more effective in keeping possession of the ball. »
Baptiste Germain, Toulouse scrum-half: “This defeat is frustrating because on a long cruising to get a result. In the end, the odds are still against us but the season is not over. We take a point and we can be proud of our state of mind and our energy outline. On camp outings and other details, we could have made it easier, me first. We were clumsy in conquest, which did not facilitate our launches. It was played on its details and it is quite frustrating. We stay in the six, which is a satisfactory side. This bonus point does us a bit of good. We are neither worried nor serene for the future, we will watch match after match, we strongly believe in ourselves. We are still here. »