After long months of absence, Charles Ollivon finds the feelings and the smile with Toulon, which is on a good series. The third line also confided his desire to find the XV of France, without being afraid of not being selected again by Fabien Galthié.
Charles Ollivon came out of the silence. Absent for nine months after a rupture of the cruciate ligament of the left knee, the third line of Toulon confided in the microphone of Canal+ on his return to competition. A desired media silence because the Basque wanted to “stay focused on rugby itself, the most important thing, because there was a recovery to be done after several months without contact”. Not hiding a certain form of frustration after long months in matches, Charles Ollivon assures that “it’s only pleasure” since he found the Toulon group. A pleasure all the more important that the RCT remains on four consecutive victories in Top 14, which can give hope of a qualification for the final phase. However, the Toulonnais have long sought the right formula. If he admits that he “has been enjoying himself for a month and a half”, this good form is, in his eyes, linked to the “pleasure of playing together and having fun together” who could miss the Toulon group.
Ollivon: “Never too many leaders in a team”
A long absence which did not allow him to live with the Blues the Grand Slam acquired last March. A success that he presents as “truly exceptional” and which gives him no regrets. “In the past, I have had an injury and missed a competition, recalled Charles Ollivon. It can also serve you for the future so I have no regrets. It’s part of me, of my path so that’s how it is. I will use it later. “Adding mischievously hope “to share one soon”, the third line assures that he is “not afraid” of not returning to selection and that he will “work to” earn his place in the group again. “It’s great that it works well for these guys and it has to last because everyone will be needed, adds the Basque. There are never too many leaders in a team. It has to work and it has to last. »
Ollivon: “Always a pride to wear the blue jersey”
Before his injury, Charles Ollivon was the captain of the XV of France. But, while Anthony Jelonch acted as interim on the occasion of the tour in Australia, Antoine Dupont has since settled into this costume successfully. However, for the third line of Toulon, it is not to him that the question should be asked. ” Before, it was Fabien Galthié who decidedhe confided. Now, it’s still him and afterwards, it will still be him. “The most important thing for the 28-year-old is to find a place in the France group. ” Even to be a substitute winger, I go to the France teamdeclared in the tone of the quip Charles Ollivon. It’s always a pride to wear the blue jersey so you don’t have to worry about that. “If he will not be aligned against Bordeaux-Bègles this Sunday for illness, the former Bayonne player has certainly not drawn a line under the XV of France as the 2023 World Cup looms on the horizon. .