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"Do at least as well as last year"

  • Amazones
  • Alexia Mathonnet

Alexia Mathonnet, lock of the Amazons, looks back at the inter-season and the upcoming games 

 "Alexia Mathonnet, I'm going to be 24 in October, I play second row and I've been with the FCG for 4 years.

What do you keep from the 2018/2019 season?
It's beautiful, it's great, it's been a strong year. Strong in everything, for training, for emotions, for the group.

How is the summer of an Amazon going? 
The summer is going very well, we had a month and a half of break, we just had a little program to do the last two weeks, but we still had a good vacation. 

How is the beginning of the season going? 
A lot of physics for the first two, three weeks with a return to the basics of rugby afterwards. This year we were lucky, we did some physical work integrated into rugby, so it wasn't pure and hard running, it was cooler, more interesting, but it was hard!

How is the integration of the news going? 
It's going pretty well, some of them are present from the beginning and they keep coming so it's great. We discover a little bit about the exercises, we just started playing games.

What are the objectives of this season? 
To do at least like last year (1/4 final against the MHR), even if it will be a little harder this season because we have a more complicated pool, but the objective is to do at least the same thing.

What are your personal goals? 
It's going to be playing! This year I will put a little less pressure on myself than last season, because I have my studies, this is my last year, which will require more work than last year (4th year of physiotherapy school). I think I'm going to apprehend the cooler thing, but I'm still going to train hard to have fun on the field and enjoy this past year.

What do you think of the FCG vs LOU & ASM test match? 
Friendly game from 31.08 to 15h45 in Viria
It's a hell of a test, so it's pretty cool, we'll have to get started right away. It's August, it's still summer, but we'll have to get back into it quickly because if we're not there it's going to be complicated.

How do you feel about the first game? 
1st championship match, 14.09 FCG Amazones - MHR at 15h30 at Lesdiguières stadium
Montpellier, we've had all this in mind since the beginning of August. For a first game we're going to have to be ready right away, we're not going to be afraid of contact even if it's the first game, we're going to have to go all out even if we don't have our bearings, we're going to have to find each other, quite simply and not be afraid. »

Photo : K. Valentin