Top 14 talking points: Managers feel February blues
Bayonne boss nears exit door after a back-to-back Top 14 defeats at home, while Toulon manager threatens to walk unless his side’s performances improve
Who would want to be in charge at a Top 14 club? That is the question as the music starts up on the league’s managerial merry-go-round
Bayonne manager Gregory Patat is almost out of the door at Stade Jean Dauger, as a run of poor results mixes uncomfortably with months of strained internal relations. His future at the club seems measurable in days, rather than any longer timescale.
Meanwhile, Toulon’s furious and frustrated boss Pierre Mignoni has questioned his future after the three-time Champions Cup winners slipped out of the top six for the first time this season following a first defeat at Stade Mayol in 15 years.
