It’s always a pleasure, for me, to go for some interesting rugby matches around. <\/p>\n
But what I like the most in this french team, estabilished since 1882, is that 2\/3 of the forwards are italians, both former players of the Italy squad. Both of them are friends of mine, and one of them, hooker Carlo Festuccia<\/a>, comes from my same Region (the other one is prop “Il barone” Andrea Lo Cicero<\/a>).<\/p>\n They played together for L’Aquila, in the italian first division, for several seasons. And they are the forwards core of this team since three seasons now. The manager himself, Pierre Berbizier<\/a>, is the former Italy squad manager. <\/p>\n There is a lot from Italy there, especially from my Region, then. And even their colors are so familiar … in fact white and “blu ciel” are the same as my City’s, Pescara.<\/p>\n I follow Racing Metro 92 since Pro D2 season 2007\/2008, when new President Jacky Lorenzetti took over.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, other italians players has joined the team, full back-centre Andrea Masi<\/a>, same from L’Aquila, and back row-lock Santiago Dellap\u00c3\u00a9 (both still in the Italy Squad).<\/p>\n Starting from the season 2009\/2010, racingmen are finally back into the Top 14… and as they are playing very well so far, they are already at the top of the ranking, 5th position with 54 points and 6 matches not particularly tough still to play before “barrage”\/semifinals stage.<\/p>\n Yesterday was the biggest “choc” of the top 14 week-end. Racingmen received Castres Olimpique, the championship leader.<\/p>\n With two very important players out, back row-lock Lionel Nallet and full back\/centre Andrea Masi, and some others not at their top (especially number 8 Sebastien Chabal) the task was not simple.<\/p>\n In front of them, full back\/centre Romain Teulet <\/a>(I hear someone around call him “Robocop”, but I don’t figure out why… he’s not so big, actually), which seems particularly good today, along with one of the best french teams, as “ensemble”, of the entire season.<\/p>\n