Les raisons qui ont poussé Matteo Minozzi à prendre sa retraite immédiate à l'âge de 27 ans
Matteo Minozzi, arrière de l’Italie et de Benetton, a annoncé qu’il prenait sa retraite à l’âge de 27 ans, avec effet immédiat.
L’international aux 24 sélections était à ses débuts l’une des étoiles montantes du rugby italien, mais il a été miné par les blessures depuis ses débuts en 2017. Il a terminé sa carrière internationale avec un nombre impressionnant de onze essais, soit un taux de réussite de près d’un essai tous les deux matchs.
Le joueur du triangle arrière a passé trois ans aux Wasps avant de rejoindre Benetton en 2022 après la disparition de la formation de Gallagher Premiership. Depuis son retour en Italie, une série de blessures l’a contraint à ne représenter son nouveau club qu’à six reprises.
Dans un communiqué diffusé par Benetton, l’Italien a déclaré que ses blessures l’avaient empêché d’être le joueur qu’il était.
Minozzi a indiqué qu’il envisageait d’ouvrir un complexe multisports axé sur le padel.
« Mon aventure au Benetton Rugby s’achève, un club que je tiens à remercier pour m’avoir tendu la main alors que je sortais de plusieurs blessures et de la faillite des Wasps », a-t-il déclaré dans un communiqué diffusé par le club.
« Malheureusement, cette année et demie ne s’est pas déroulée comme nous le souhaitions tous les deux. Je n’ai jamais pu retrouver mon niveau ni redevenir le joueur que j’étais, ce qui m’a valu de ne faire que six apparitions sous ce maillot. Au fil des mois, je me suis rendu compte qu’il était temps de commencer à envisager mon avenir après le rugby.
« Nous avons discuté avec le club et, d’un commun accord, nous avons décidé de mettre fin à notre relation. Je vais ouvrir un centre multisports axé sur le padel, une autre de mes grandes passions. En remerciant tous ceux qui m’ont été proches au cours de ces années, je souhaite le meilleur au club et vous donne rendez-vous dans mon nouveau centre que j’ouvrirai au printemps. »
« Lorsqu’un joueur fait savoir qu’il préfère arrêter de jouer et commencer à penser à son avenir en dehors du rugby, c’est évidemment toujours un sujet qui nous touche », a réagi Antonio Pavanello, directeur général du club.
« Cela étant dit, cela doit nous faire réfléchir à l’importance de créer son propre avenir, même si on continue à jouer. En plus d’être un grand joueur, même si dans la dernière période il n’a pas été capable d’atteindre les standards exigés par nous et par lui-même, Matteo a réussi à penser à l’avenir et cela doit être une leçon pour tout le monde et il mérite donc nos félicitations.
« Au nom de tout le club, nous souhaitons bonne chance à Matteo et que cette activité lui garantisse un avenir merveilleux. »
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Great piece Nick, plenty to chew on. Loved this ‘biases’ line from Geoff, shows he is a thinker - “If you asked me for a shortlist of coaches who appealed to my biases, he would be on it.” I think Schmidt is towing a similar line to Rennie in regards to OS players, he is publicly saying he prefers local talent, but almost certainly will be fighting to have the likes of skelton in the team. Interesting to hear the backroom on the rebels and what a cockup that is, just when you think RA admin has hit rock bottom it digs deeper. Other bit that caught my eye was his skills focus on things like passing from 7s at the base of the lineout, great little details. but also scary that a SR level 8 didn’t know how to operate within a lineout - telling!
20 Go to commentsThoroughly enjoyed this thanks Nick. ‘The lineout starts on the ground…’ wish I’d thought of that line when discussing Will’s place in the Wallabies.
20 Go to commentsShannon Frizell’s second year is optional is how I heard it. Given nothing has been confirmed yet it gets more and more likely he signs to return next year. Cant wait to see Finau doing more work on Internal players.
29 Go to commentsBlindside flankers should be hard hitting defenders, good lineout jumper with height, and a hard worker who hits and cleans rucks. If he can be a destructive ball carrier it’s a bonus but not a necessity. Samipeni Fineau and Cullen Grace are excellent at those core skills and my choice at blindside. Brad Shields is dismissed because he is 33 but not sure why that should be a consideration for this season. Shields too does these core roles well. Just don’t pick an 8 and shift him to 6 like the wingers on The Breakdown suggest, as if 6 and 8 are interchangeable. They are not. An 8 is first and foremost a dynamic ball carrier, not necessarily a destructive defender as a 6 should be. Devon Flanders and Akira Ioane are #8 s forced to play blindside because their teams have better options at 8 than them. Do not pick them at blindside
29 Go to commentsSaints obviously didn’t get the memo, or needed an ego boost?
1 Go to commentsReturning to the Chiefs would be another good change that could only put him into a better position to succeed in black
6 Go to commentsSimply outrageous and demonstrably false to say Finau’s tackle on Lynagh was “2 seconds late” In reality it was probably 0.5 seconds after he passed the ball. If you carry the ball at speed to within 5m of the defensive line you can expect to get tackled. Finau could have pulled out of it and not absolutely flattened him for sure, but there was going to be contact either way. He seems like a high risk selection at the moment, but there is no one else like him in NZ at the moment. His big tackles make the highlight reels but he is also a great athlete, very fast for such a big man, spent most of his days at lock so also very strong in the line out.
29 Go to commentsYes, Finau looks like the best option. Blackadder is not big enough for an international 6 - he should join the queue at 7. Frizzell had the power and heft and line-out height to play lock, so maybe that is where the ABs should be looking, not at a 7 who’s not big enough for 6, but at a lock who might have the agility to play 6, like Scott Barrett, or… Natai Ah Kuoi, who absolutely fits that bill, but seldom gets to play 6 because the Chiefs have so many loosies.
29 Go to commentsPaul Quinn was a National MP.
6 Go to commentsNo need to worry about losers’ mentality hysteria from Australia. Finau has all the attributes, I don't recall a high or no arms tackle from him, and his timing has been controlled very well since the round 3 Lynagh tackle. It's an easy decision for Razor, the only question is who should back him up from the bench. He can't be overworked like Squire was in his first full season.
29 Go to comments“Reds coach Les Kiss saying later: “I think every player has the right to feel safe.” Maybe Rugby is the wrong sport for people who want to feel safe..?
29 Go to commentsNot sure what the context was, but the highlights showed one scrum against Aussie where the baby Blacks were going backwards at a pace. The pack has been the issue since 2017, so they might be in for another reality check soon. This tournament should really have been two rounds, would have learned a lot more.
1 Go to commentsPeter Lakai has a ‘lot of size’? Since when? To Kirifi maybe. I think Laidlaw clearly saw he’s too small for 6 or 8, so plonked him at 7. Has potential to be Ardies understudy in black for 7.
6 Go to commentsDalton for skipper?
16 Go to commentsOh he's ‘Irish qualified’ isn't that convenient. If Ireland get any more Kiwis (and Aussie) in their backline they might need to run out in green and black kit soon. How is the supposed best rugby system in the world in need of trawling for journeyman Kiwi players?
2 Go to commentsCallum Grace is playing well now that he's finally back in his best position. But given it was Razor who somehow thought Grace was dynamic enough to be a No8 when he's clearly not, Im not sure he’d backtrack on that. Finau is risky with his style, and there's almost no point picking Blackadder when he can’t stay on the field more than five minutes.
29 Go to commentsThe team on paper has more supposed ‘stars’ than a lot of the sides they’re losing to. They’ve got the Razor-blues and aren't playing for Penney. He should jump before he's pushed.
1 Go to commentsProof. That if you lay dramatic instrumental hip hop music over a video of a skinny pale white kid running an unopposed zig zag on a training ground filled with rookies - it’ll look next-level epic!
13 Go to commentsIf they win the challenge Cup then it will have all been worth it. If they don’t, then maybe he should go. Lots of ppl seem to think very highly of him as a coach, but maybe he would be better working under someone. Any top sides looking for forwards coaches rn?
1 Go to commentsJason Ryan knows his craft as forwards coach and I'm sure he’ll hold sway with Scott Robertson of who he feels worthy of selection…his credentials validated when he put a 7xcaps between them front row...Ethan, Samisoni and Lomax on Ellis Park…Go the AB's…
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