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Stade français - Racing 92 : « vrai derby » ou simple « sapin de Noël » ?

Le Parisien Sekou Macalou s'élève très haut pour capter une touche lors du derby francilien entre le Stade français et le Racing 92. (Photo by ALAIN JOCARD/AFP via Getty Images)

« Un vrai derby », selon Perry Freshwater, entraîneur des avants des soldats roses parisiens, « un beau sapin de Noël » surtout, relativise Patrice Collazo, le manager des Ciel et Blanx : à 24 heures du choc entre le Stade français et le Racing 92, samedi à Jean-Bouin (14h30), le derby francilien fait en tout en cas parler.

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« Je ne suis pas Parisien, je ne suis pas Français, mais je pense que c’est un vrai derby », a assuré jeudi l’ancien pilier du XV d’Angleterre, lors de la conférence de presse d’avant match, évoquant ce choc entre le 4e et le 11e au classement qui ouvrira la 12e journée du Top 14.

« Je pense que ça parle, même dans le rugby professionnel, on sent quand même un supplément d’âme. Quand je vois les mecs qui sont nés ici, on voit que ça compte quand même ! » a insisté l’ancien pilier né en Nouvelle-Zélande, dans le staff parisien depuis cet été après presque dix à coacher les avants de l’USAP.

« Pour tout Parisien, c’est une excitation supplémentaire »

Le manager du Racing Patrice Collazo s’est lui montré un peu plus terre à terre en milieu de semaine : « la notion de derby, ça tient à coeur à beaucoup de gens. C’est un bel habillage, c’est un beau sapin de noël. Il y a tout ce qu’il faut au-dessus. Mais il y a un truc qui reste, c’est le match de rugby. Et je reste persuadé que l’équipe qui sera la plus concentrée sur le rugby gagnera », a insisté l’ancien pilier.

Un simple match comme les autres ? Certainement un peu plus que cela pour les joueurs issus du cru francilien.

« Pour tout Parisien, c’est une excitation supplémentaire, l’équipe est consciente de l’enjeu mais je pense qu’il y a plus d’excitation que de pression, estime ainsi l’arrière stadiste Leo Barré. Car ce match est hyper important, il peut nous faire basculer dans un bon wagon comme il peut aussi nous faire passer dans un moins bon. »

Avant sa victoire 40-24 la saison passée, le Stade français avait été battu six fois d’affilée à domicile par le Racing 92. Des Racingmen bien conscients que ce derby, outre son enjeu connu de suprématie nationale, est surtout une excellente opportunité de les rapprocher d’une première partie de tableau qu’il verrait forcément de plus loin en cas de revers à Jean-Bouin.

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Utiku Old Boy 1 hour ago
It'll take a brave individual to coach these All Blacks

This is an over-dramatization of the AB HC role IMO. I agree something has been “off” since before the 2019 RWC - even the last Lion’s series and it has not all been down to “improvements” by other teams (although that is definitely a reality). I think Rassie (again) shows how a strong coach manages both the locker room and the public perceptions by earning public and team trust through his strength of character, team innovations and improvement, decisiveness, fairness and owning mistakes. A strong NZ coach should have nothing to fear coming in to this environment. Much as I had hopes for Razor after Hanson II and Foster, I think Kirk’s decision is the right one as it was obvious to many of us, the “trajectory” was not there. Same mistakes, confusion under pressure, lack of progress and worst, capitulation. The key is not who will take on the role, but who is selected for the role. I think the leading candidates are JJ, Rennie, Mitchell and somewhere a role for Schmidt and/or Wayne Smith. Razor’s biggest “failure” was his hesitancy, persisting with failing selections, being positive at the cost of being real and the aura he gave off of not knowing where the “fixes” were. The job came too soon for him but he can learn from it and grow. Hopefully, the new guy is bold and strong and has a good team around him because the other big failure of Razor’s tenure was his coaching team was also not ready for the big leagues.

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Hellhound 2 hours ago
It'll take a brave individual to coach these All Blacks

This reminds of the Wallabies and the road down for them. This firing was harsh, rash and not thought through. Just like NZRU jumped the gun with Foster, even announcing his replacement before the biggest tournament in rugby, the World Cup. There is a lot of speculation as to why he was fired or let go, none substantiated facts. For those who go through life with open eyes and follow the logical path, it will be clear from where the rot comes from. The NZRU board itself. The Union itself. Players and coaches change, but results don't. From the man in charge down is rotten. The AB's is still 2nd in the rankings list, still manage to beat the best teams. Maybe not as flashy as in the past, but definitely trending upwards. All of that momentum is now lost…AGAIN. Same mistakes from the board. The NZRU is busy making the AB's a joke now. The fans follow like blind bats and gobble up all the excuses for a decade now. The media report what the board wants people to know, not the facts. They are not very transparent. After Super Rugby, the Wallabies crashed and became almost none existent, a shadow of its former self, running through coaches and players. The same is starting to happen to the AB's. NZRU destroy everything they touch. When will the public address the real problem at hand? When the AB's are as bad as Wales and the Wallabies? Just when the AB's start to trend upwards, they shoot themselves in the foot once again. Firing a coach, before the biggest series NZ have had in many many years, the biggest rivalry. Before the Nation's Cup and the WC. 3 of arguably the biggest competitions in world rugby right now for 2026 and 2027. Fans can drop all expectations for winning any of the 3 competitions. New coach, new strategies, new everything. It takes time to settle a group of players. Even if the same crop of players gets used(which aren't good enough), it won't amount to sudden magical success. Winning percentages isn't everything, but filling the trophy cabinet is. Sack the board, not the coaches. The players and fans also need to realise that.

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