Rugby union: for RC Nîmes, heading towards the new season

Le manager Guillaume Aguilar va entamer sa troisième saison au sein du RCN. « J’ai beaucoup appris », dit-il. Midi Libre – Mathilde Arnoux

C’est déjà l’heure de la reprise pour les rugbymen nîmois, qui repartent pour un tour en Nationale 2.

Direction 43°49’48’’North, 4°23’East. These coordinates, the nine recruits of the Nîmes Rugby club undoubtedly entered them into their respective GPS to be on time, Monday July 1, for the resumption of training, set at 6 p.m. nbsp;h 30 sharp at the Nicolas-Kaufmann stadium.

Nine new players have arrived

Some of his recruits version 2024-2025, like Tom Di Pasquale (arrival from MHR, Espoirs team), Gabriel Austruy (Soyaux-Angoulême, Pro D2) or even Samuel Roche (Hyères Carqueiranne, Nationale), have already smelled this lawn under the Nîmes colors.

Others, like the new hooker from Auch (N2), Lucas Lauré-Laurrouy, or the pillar of the Stade métropolitain (N2) Zeid Stankovic, are there have already broken teeth with their previous clubs.

Mathis Arnaud, left pillar from Aubenas (N2), Corentin Maumont, right pillar from Bassin d’Arcachon (N2), Marius Vialle, pillar from Périgueux (Nationale) or Tiko Batibasaga, 2nd line from Rennes (N2), on loan from Vannes, a Pro D2 club which has just reached the Top 14, will discover the fervor of the bays of the Kaufmann stadium.

A venue which remained unsatisfied after the elimination in the play-off against the Basques of Anglet and a very mixed 2023-2024 season.

Reflection, lessons and now, action!

What manager Guillaume Aguilar, "focus on the coming season", does not deny, far from it&amp ;nbsp;: "We have learned lessons from the last exercise. I personally learned from these two seasons alongside President Steeve Calligaro. Of this need for high standards, of this need for excellence to live up to our ambitions, and of the history of the RCN."

The Nîmes technician begins his third season with a lot of desire, having spent time with former players, coaches or managers for "work on what the RCN looks like, its identity, its values. To find out what image they had of the club, and what the first team should look like. Way to best prepare for this next exercise. Which starts this Monday, July 1.

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