Indestructible, stainless, an iron man with silky hands and three lungs… We no longer know what qualifier to use to convey the size of the man. As brilliant in dark spots as he is precious in brand areas, Grégory Alldritt never stops taking the spotlight.
Great craftsman of the Grand Slam won by the XV of France several months ago, the Rochelais continued its momentum. He remains just as valuable to his club. To say that he fully participated in the success of his team against Racing 92 in the semi-final of the Champions Cup on Sunday May 15 is an understatement.
Admittedly, the colossus took part in the festival of inaccuracies with two forwards (2nd, 24th) and we saw him at least once impaled on Wenceslas Lauret without advancing an inch, but the failures of the third line boil down to this. The particularly important try that he scored in force just before half-time, allowing his side to finally concretize their domination and stay in the match, only represents the visible part of a high-flying performance. With 13 tackles, he is notably the Rochelais who has been the most used in defense with Victor Vito (12).
In the oven and in the mill
What about the offensive phase? Beyond his test, Grégory Alldritt marked by his availability. By constantly offering solutions to a hinge under pressure, he allowed his teammates to find a way forward. The Maritime is the player who has made the most runs with the ball in hand (18 in total, eight more than his runner-up, Racingmen Yoan Tanga).
This burst of energy has proven to be as generous as it is effective. While the three-quarters are often kings of this kind of statistics, it is the native of Toulouse who swallowed the most meters (129), breaking many tackles by his power and his choices to advance. His varied runs, sometimes in between, sometimes intended for a frontal duel, allowed him to be the player who beat the most defenders (nine against four for Camille Chat). Only his teammate Dillyn Leyds manages to keep up (107). By way of comparison, the best Ile-de-France Louis Dupichot has to be content with 55 meters covered.
It will take at least the same stratospheric Grégory Alldritt for La Rochelle to hope to compete against Leinster in the final on May 28. His teammates will certainly have to support him more vigorously to win the Grail.