{"id":435271,"date":"2026-02-20T02:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T02:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/435271\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T02:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T02:00:09","slug":"toulon-statement-pierre-mignoni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/435271\/","title":{"rendered":"Toulon statement: Pierre Mignoni"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/teams\/toulon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Toulon<\/a> have issued a statement revealing they have acceded to a request from director of rugby <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/players\/pierre-mignoni\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pierre Mignoni<\/a> to \u2018take a break this week\u2019 from his duties.<\/p>\n<p>The request comes off the back of a painful 34-14 home loss to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/teams\/clermont\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Clermont<\/a> in the Top 14. Indeed, Toulon\u2019s head coach did not hold back after ASM\u2019s win at Mayol, a result that saw Clermont claim an attacking bonus point and knock Toulon out of the top six.<\/p>\n<p>The statement reads: \u201cPierre Mignoni, Director of Rugby, wanted to take a break this week and the club of course accepted this legitimate request.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe staff, players, management, and all club employees are more committed than ever to the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/top-14\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Top 14<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/european-champions-cup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Investec Champions Cup<\/a> matches, aiming to return to the level of performance that RCT deserves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are certain of the solidarity of all our supporters, partners, and passionate fans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow is the time to intensify our efforts, cultivate unity, and strengthen our support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>L\u2019Equipe report that a visibly shaken Mignoni branded his side\u2019s display in the loss to Clermont as \u201cnot worthy of Toulon\u201d and said it was \u201cpractically nonexistent\u201d. He questioned his players\u2019 commitment, adding: \u201cThere are efforts we\u2019re not making.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked whether he still had the backing of his squad, his response was pointed but guarded: \u201cYou have the right to ask. I\u2019ll think about it carefully.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mignoni has endured a reasonable spell since taking charge of the club in 2022 after switching from Lyon. Tasked with restoring former glories, the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/teams\/france\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">France<\/a> halfback has overseen an upward trajectory since taking over the reins, with the Mediterranean club finishing seventh, fourth and third in the last three campaigns respectively.<\/p>\n<p>They have, however, stumbled when push came to shove during the knockout stages, both domestically and in Europe, and currently sit outside the top six in eighth position, leaving Mignoni under mounting scrutiny as expectations at Mayol remain unforgiving.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Toulon have issued a statement revealing they have acceded to a request from director of rugby Pierre Mignoni&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":435272,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-435271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-rugby","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435271","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=435271"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435271\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/435272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=435271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=435271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=435271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}