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“Second line?  The state I came to love”

“Second line? The state I came to love”

Cameron Vokey, now established in France’s second row, spoke at the press conference about his new position in blue, Saturday evening’s match against Australia (9pm) and his mixed start to the season with his new club Racing. 92.

Australia, a “grand challenge”

“It’s a warm-up on this tour. It’s a chance to tour there (By July 2021), it was a very difficult journey. We’ve never had more wins against them in our history, so it’s going to be a big game, not to be overlooked, a lot of fighting, very tall forwards, very strong forwards and three quarters breaking this ability. . It was very tight at home two years ago, I think it will be the same (Saturday night).

We have a different position from the 2021 summer tour, but we have to respect our opponents and be humble in the face of a great nation. See you again in Scotland (Wallabies win 15-16 on Saturday), between 60 and 80, this is a team that sets a lot of pace and doesn’t let up late in the match. Pay attention to the end. Even in penalties at 20 meters they often go for a penalty, so we have to be aware of that. It’s a big challenge, especially in terms of physical involvement, which we’ve emphasized quite a bit this week. »

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In his passage to the second line

“I’m happy in this position, which I’ve learned to love. I started playing precisely in Australia, I’m taking my marks as I go, I love this position. I don’t ask any questions between the two posts. (3rd line with wing). More than Scrum, the fear of this change was greater than all the sequence of tasks behind a Scrum. I got my bearings fairly easily in the melee, but I was afraid that the tasks wouldn’t chain together, and a lot of juice would leak out in the melee. Physically and mentally, I worked on it to better manage the lineup. »

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His move to Racing 92 and his start to the season

(Laconic) I can always improve. As I adapt to my new club, it will come. I ask you to be patient, that’s all. (Restarted when he changed clubs a year out from the World Cup) It’s my choice, my decision. I was tempted to change clubs. Excellence on the pitch suits me. It has nothing to do with my club change, I have to do better. »

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