Pro D2: Vincent Pinto, the Portuguese World Cup player, returns to Colomiers before the trip to Béziers, on Friday

Having barely finished the World Cup, the Portuguese internationals recruited by Colomier were already at the club at the start of the week. As they celebrated ‘together as a team’ on Sunday evening, the Portuguese from France gradually joined their clubs. But the players who play in the country returned on Tuesday with exceptional public enthusiasm upon their arrival.

But this does not apply to Vincent Pinto and Rodrigo Marta, who resumed play very early in the silence of the Michel Bendecho Stadium. For the second, who played every minute of the World Cup, he has not trained or played a match yet – that is scheduled to happen next week – but for the first, it is total: training from Monday and the trip to Béziers on Friday.

Make your teammates breathe

On the one hand, this was because the coaching staff led by Julien Sarot hoped to be able to rely on the original Tarbais, who played only a hundred minutes during the World Cup. There is actually some damage, especially on the wing, and combining them could cause the Colomyrene forces to explode in short order.

Above all, the player is happy to move forward so quickly: “It’s good for me mentally. I’ve spent the three months, and after a certain point it becomes difficult to live permanently in a group. The fact of seeing new faces, working on a new game plan, will clear the mind.” .

For the international winger, who was a World Under-20 champion in 2019 with the Blues, this fresh start also allows him to get back on track. “I’m really looking forward to aggressively attacking the matches because in Pau at the end it was a bit difficult. On an individual and collective level, I’m looking forward to a series of matches and putting in great performances.”

Freshness and enthusiasm would bring the greatest benefit to Colomiers Rugby.