2023-10-14 20:11:41
The Argentine hooker looked back on his team’s victory in the quarter-final of the World Cup against XV du Poireau (17-27) this Saturday in Marseille.
Julian Montoya, hooker of Argentina, after the victory of the Pumas in World Cup quarter-final (17-29) Saturday in Marseille :
«First of all, let me thank all the people of Argentina. It’s an honor, I’m very proud to be Argentinian and to wear these colors. I am very proud of our team. The Welsh are really good, they’re a solid team, that hasn’t changed. We knew it would be very tight. As a team, we fight in all areas, we love it. It was far from perfect, but now we’re heading to Paris»
From the start, we know that it won’t be perfect, nothing is perfect in life. What matters is how we embrace the moment and fight for each other. That’s rugby.
On what helped his team turn things around:
«I think it comes from our personality and the way we train. We’ve been preparing for this for a long time. These last two years, nothing has been easy for us. We trust each other. We are a close-knit group. Of course, you only see the fifteen who are on the field, or the twenty-three, but there are a lot of people behind us who are incredible. These people work day and night. We are lucky to wear this jersey, but it’s really a collective effort.
«From the start, we know that it won’t be perfect, nothing is perfect in life. What matters is how we embrace the moment and fight for each other. That’s rugby. Two more weeks to spend with this team. I don’t want it to ever end. We will have to improve, to be clinically effective in a large number of areas. I know I can be quite demanding, but I am very proud of this team.»
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