Top 14: “we managed the end of the match badly”, believes Lucu after the defeat against La Rochelle

Maxime Lucu, scrum half from Bordeaux-Bègles, beaten in La Rochelle: “It’s frustrating to lose like that tonight. We managed the end of the match badly, we made too many mistakes which gave them the victory. La Rochelle put a lot of pressure during their momentum. We give them this try which puts them back in the match so we must also congratulate them. We had the opportunity to score but we didn’t know how to be disciplined to better manage the end of the match. We have to continue to work and believe in ourselves. We still manage to hold off the European champions for more than an hour. There are positives to take away from this match, maybe the details I was talking about will be in our favor next time. (…) We know the qualities of Damian (Penaud), the staff took him for that. It’s his first try with us, it’s good for him. At the start, Matthieu’s (Jalibert) kicking game is a bit hazardous, but Damian’s speed allows him to score this try.