Les Chiliens préparent leur qualification olympique avec les Marines
Seize joueurs de l’équipe du Chili de rugby à sept se sont retrouvés sous le commandement du Corps des Marines chilien dans la ville de Talcahuano pour 30 heures sans interruption d’activités, dans le but principal d’améliorer les compétences essentielles que sont le leadership, le travail en équipe et la résilience.
La formation, reconnue par son caractère rigoureux et exigeant axé sur des exercices pratiques et des simulations d’entraînement du Corps des Marines, les a poussés à la limite tant physiquement que mentalement, avec des défis physiques épuisants, les poussant à bout et les exposant à des conditions défavorables dans des environnements terrestres et aquatiques.
Les joueurs et le staff ont ensuite visité la Force sous-marine, où ils ont découvert la préparation des sous-mariniers, visité l’intérieur des sous-marins et, d’une manière générale, leur fonctionnement et ce qu’est la cohabitation en mer et sous la mer.
L’année dernière, dans le cadre de sa préparation à la Coupe du Monde de Rugby 2023, l’équipe chilienne avait réalisé une activité similaire, « The Warrior Challenge » pendant cinq jours. De ce groupe, Benjamín Videla, Cristobal Game et Nicolás Garafulic sont revenus avec le Chili à 7.
« La planification était très minutieuse et l’objectif était que les joueurs soient capables de surpasser les adversités et de connaître leurs limites, en allant un peu plus loin, ce qui a été très bénéfique », a expliqué le sous-lieutenant Esteban Bobadilla Godoy, chef de formation du centre d’entraînement.
« L’objectif fixé a été rempli à 100 %.
« Nous espérons que leur esprit de camaraderie, leur travail d’équipe, ainsi que le travail solide du staff de l’équipe, est maintenant imprégné des concepts de veiller sur leurs collègues, d’être toujours ensemble, de s’encourager mutuellement et que si quelqu’un fait une erreur s’assurer qu’il n’abandonne pas… de toujours relever la tête et de maintenir une attitude correcte jusqu’à la fin. »
Joaquín Todeschini, entraîneur du Chili à 7, a ajouté : « Je pense que c’était une expérience unique que personne n’oubliera… Ils se sont donnés à bien plus que 100 %. Il y a eu des moments difficiles, mais c’est à cela que sert cette expérience : elle permet non seulement aux leaders de l’équipe de se révéler, mais aussi à certains joueurs moins en vue d’émerger.
« C’était une très, très bonne expérience, qui va de pair avec le rugby. »
En ce qui concerne le reste de la saison de rugby à sept, avec les tournois de Montevideo (8 au 10 mars) et de Munich (18 et 19 mai), l’équipe espère se qualifier pour la finale de Madrid, où les quatre meilleurs du Challenger Series rencontreront les quatre derniers du SVNS. Les quatre premiers intégreront le circuit mondial dès la saison prochaine.
Lors de la première édition des Series à Dubaï, le Chili est arrivé en finale et occupe la deuxième place du classement des Challenger Series.
En outre, le Chili tentera d’obtenir la dernière place olympique disponible en juin.
« Nous allons faire face à beaucoup d’exigences, beaucoup de pression et nous appliquerons plus tard beaucoup de ces moments au rugby et aux situations de la vie », a ajouté Todeschini.
Pour le capitaine Diego Warnken, « ce fut une expérience inoubliable. Nous allons pouvoir transposer au rugby une grande partie de ce que les Marines nous ont transmis. Je pense qu’il y a beaucoup de choses que nous pouvons utiliser sur le terrain, en particulier la force mentale. Nous avons vécu de bonnes expériences, même si c’était très exigeant, mais très gratifiant en même temps.
« En tant que capitaine, j’ai essayé d’être présent dans les moments difficiles, de remonter le moral et l’esprit du groupe, de toujours aller de l’avant. Et en pensant déjà à ce qui nous attend, la résilience mentale et physique va beaucoup nous aider. »
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1 Go to commentsThey have been cruelled by injuries but almost nobody (Sevu Reece and Fletcher Newell big exceptions) has played above himself which regularly happened before. Surely Scott Robertson had maintained the recruitment programme and it looks like a reasonable squad. Last in this competition will stall a lot of careers. Penny seems likeable. But it’s not enough even though this was better. We haven’t been good enough and it’s not helped by the “it’s been 15 years since… “etc “after nearly every match. Seems somehow a soft gifting of something once valuable. Kieran Read giving comments last week almost choked describing the easy surrender of possession by the forwards. I’d love to think that the senior players some of whom are back can show enough pride in the jersey to test the Blues next week.
3 Go to commentsWho will Joe select for the back three with so many in form candidates? Just hope he doesn’t get shafted like Dave Rennie and to a lesser extent Deans.
5 Go to commentsAlways reluctant to blame a coach when losses rack up, but Penney must go. The backline is dysfunctional and the coach must carry the can. No cohesion, no idea and in many cases, minimal skill. The trains out of Roma St depart faster than the ball from Crusaders’ set pieces. Wouldn’t be surprised if the forwards went on strike.
3 Go to commentsAdding to earlier comment. Cullen Grace has been playing great at no6. Lio-Willie , who was on fire a few weeks ago, had a bad game. I think Cullen should have been moved to 8 earlier, Dominic Gardiner on earlier. Feel for Quinten Strange , put in a big shift .
5 Go to commentsWe dominated the scrums Ben Curry was all over pitch again .Surely James Harper got to be one of best English tightheads
1 Go to commentsRoos is a better option at 6 than 8 for the boks. Needs to work on his windgat though.
1 Go to commentsThe Sharks’ 2nd team maybe?
1 Go to comments‘radical’
1 Go to commentsCome back to Christchurch Robbie, please!
1 Go to commentsI think there is zero chance Sam Cane will be selected for another Test. There is simply no point except sentimentality. Razor is not sentimental- ask Wyatt Crocket. Razor is a ruthless selector
4 Go to comments> It would be best described as an elegant solution to what was potentially going to be a significant problem for new All Blacks coach Scott Robertson. It is a problem the mad population of New Zealand will have to cope with more and more as All Blacks are able to continue their careers in NZ post RWCs. It will not be a problem for coaches, who are always going to start a campaign with the captain for the next WC in mind. > Cane, despite his warrior spirit, his undoubted commitment to every team he played for and unforgettable heroics against Ireland in last year’s World Cup quarter-final, was never unanimously admired or respected within New Zealand while he was in the role. Neither was McCaw, he was considered far too passive a captain and then out of form until his last world cup where everyone opinions changed, just like they would have if Cane had won the WC. > It was never easy to see where Cane, or even if, he would fit into Robertson’s squad given the new coach will want to be building a new-look team with 2027 in mind. > Cane will win his selections on merit and come the end of the year, he’ll sign off, he hopes, with 100 caps and maybe even, at last, universal public appreciation for what was a special career. No, he won’t. Those returning from Japan have already earned the right to retain their jersey, it’s in their contract. Cane would have been playing against England if he was ready, and found it very hard to keep his place. Perform, and they keep it however. Very easy to see where Cane could have fit, very hard to see how he could have accomplished it choosing this year as his sabbatical instead of 2025, and that’s how it played out (though I assume we now know what when NZR said they were allowing him to move his sabbatical forward and return to NZ next year, they had actually agreed to simply select him for the All Blacks from overseas, without any chance he was going to play in NZ again). With a mammoth season of 15 All Black games they might as well get some value out of his years contract, though even with him being of equal character to Richie, I don’t think they should guarantee him his 100 caps. That’s not what the All Blacks should be about. He absolutely has to play winning football.
4 Go to commentswhat’s happening to Ian Peel?
1 Go to commentsAs a Crusaders fan , so disappointed , again.But I think Fergus Burke was all class for the Crusaders in his first game since October last year. Fletcher Newell , was so good at prop. Johnny McNicoll has been gold since returning from Wales. Noah Hotham brilliant , in a coming of age second season for the Crusaders.Jone Rova did really well at centre. The end of the game was tough.Sevu Reece , what a game/season in tough times.
5 Go to commentsFellas a balloon
3 Go to commentsBlues B team on display and made no race of it. By far the best team in SR with the Hurricanes barely getting past the winning post. Up the Blues 💙
7 Go to commentsWould be amazing to have Servette Genève reaching this level
3 Go to commentsThe Crusaders can't buy a win this season. Surely Penney's contract won't be renewed. There's still enough talent in the squad that they oughta be winning more.
1 Go to commentsABs captain for 23 seasons. Decent record. Surely nobody will surpass it. Legend. But alas a typo…
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