“This competition marks the moment when we really find ourselves again,” relishes Ugo Mola (Toulouse)

2023-12-17 22:34:03

Ugo Mola, manager of Stade Toulousain, victorious in London over Harlequins 47 to 19: “We imagined that the match could have this slightly crazy aspect and we wanted to try, in the “blow for blow”, to be as pragmatic as possible , to be present in moments when we had the opportunity to score. In the first half, I think we had one or two, even three additional chances which could have already put us away. Unfortunately, we lacked a little application. Despite everything, we beat a team which, last week, beat the first in the French championship (Racing 92, Editor’s note) and we find ourselves in a good position with Bath after two days of the Champions Cup. (…) This competition marks the moment when we really meet again. Sometimes we like it a little more than our daily lives. We have to manage to mix the two. When we’re like that, we want to play rugby and we want it to last…”