The manager of Stade Rochelais, disappointed after his team’s defeat against Section Paloise.
Ronan O’Gara, manager of La Rochelle, beaten Saturday 38-21 by Pau:
«Congratulations to Pau, the best team won, they deserved their victory. To say that we have hit rock bottom would be disrespectful to Section Paloise, which stuck to its game plan. I am very frustrated tonight. But when you lack humility, you pay the price. We were humiliated today, but that’s the law of rugby. We still have a lot of work.
The first thing in rugby is the fight. When you win the fight, you’re more accurate, which we didn’t do tonight. We were taken everywhere. The opponent performed very well. My stomach hurts for our audience today. If they are disgusted, they are right. I hope they will continue to follow us. It’s a big slap. We have to react and do it quickly. We cannot accept this kind of content in front of our audience.
The solution is actually quite simple: look in the mirror and understand the word humility. We are currently lacking in consistency. The next match will be important on concentration. Few things worked, you have to start from scratch by looking for the strengths. There are. We lacked humility at all levels. They were more starved than we were. When you lack serenity and discipline, it gives that. We can put our values in the trash tonight».
