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<blockquote data-quote="Big Ewis" data-source="post: 684825" data-attributes="member: 57076"><p>not relevant in the least measure here, he's part of the absences as he's injured..."like always", haha...right, he's been notorious for that hasn't he. Are you just now confusing Bernard Laporte and owner Mourad Boudjellal ??...And yes it's his and Toulon's problem and not anyone else's, that much is clear ... (??...). </p><p>Actually it's Castres' also, the team they should go to next weekend, as there's a show to insure and Toulon coming to town generates a lot of revenue and excitement.</p><p></p><p>There's no need to get into the old "they knew from the start what issues they'd run into", I mean SEVEN absences in your front row. Seven. </p><p>- <strong>Chilachava</strong>, their TH choice after <strong>Hayman</strong> (injured) was trained in the Toulon academies and now Georgia are picking him for int'ls. <strong>Castro</strong> gets <u>suspended</u>. That's TH. </p><p>- Now <strong>Guirado</strong> is a French int'l, no problem, but <strong>Burden</strong> who was an amazing find they weren't using at all in SA gets injured just last week, that's hookers.</p><p>- And <strong>Chiocci</strong> - <strong>Menini</strong> are now both picked at LH for France (academy trained and born in Toulon - revived in Toulon last year got selected since, respectively).</p><p></p><p>He's got a French Tighthead from Pro D2 and a young but regular homegrown Toulonais hooker now, THAT'S IT, for the match. The concern is real.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>sounds fine doesn't it, but is it realistic. Not in any sort of quality. They've mentioned the alternative, but only dismissively as a joke. There's a world that separates the Toulon espoirs and then the guys that win win win...they're going to have to juggle with their roster, Barcella has played on the right of the scrum before although he's old now and only does well on the left.</p><p>And Laporte is condemning exactly that: he's got two youngsters to play at hooker and TH for the entire match, he's afraid if anything goes wrong for them he'll have that on his conscience. So reaching for even more young and tender isn't happening..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Big Ewis, post: 684825, member: 57076"] not relevant in the least measure here, he's part of the absences as he's injured..."like always", haha...right, he's been notorious for that hasn't he. Are you just now confusing Bernard Laporte and owner Mourad Boudjellal ??...And yes it's his and Toulon's problem and not anyone else's, that much is clear ... (??...). Actually it's Castres' also, the team they should go to next weekend, as there's a show to insure and Toulon coming to town generates a lot of revenue and excitement. There's no need to get into the old "they knew from the start what issues they'd run into", I mean SEVEN absences in your front row. Seven. - [B]Chilachava[/B], their TH choice after [B]Hayman[/B] (injured) was trained in the Toulon academies and now Georgia are picking him for int'ls. [B]Castro[/B] gets [U]suspended[/U]. That's TH. - Now [B]Guirado[/B] is a French int'l, no problem, but [B]Burden[/B] who was an amazing find they weren't using at all in SA gets injured just last week, that's hookers. - And [B]Chiocci[/B] - [B]Menini[/B] are now both picked at LH for France (academy trained and born in Toulon - revived in Toulon last year got selected since, respectively). He's got a French Tighthead from Pro D2 and a young but regular homegrown Toulonais hooker now, THAT'S IT, for the match. The concern is real. sounds fine doesn't it, but is it realistic. Not in any sort of quality. They've mentioned the alternative, but only dismissively as a joke. There's a world that separates the Toulon espoirs and then the guys that win win win...they're going to have to juggle with their roster, Barcella has played on the right of the scrum before although he's old now and only does well on the left. And Laporte is condemning exactly that: he's got two youngsters to play at hooker and TH for the entire match, he's afraid if anything goes wrong for them he'll have that on his conscience. So reaching for even more young and tender isn't happening.. [/QUOTE]
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