Against Pau, Enzo Hervé transformed the RCT in 30 minutes

The minutes ticked by, the balls slipped out of the hands of the Toulon players who retreated after each impact, and the Var supporters were beginning to seriously fear having traveled 650km to bring back a bubble in their suitcase. Unrecognizable, the RCT? Pierre Mignoni then prematurely chose to empty his bench. And, by the ^51st minute, not a single Red and Black was wearing a bib. Crazy? Yet that's what led to the Toulon revolt.

With big shoulder strikes, Mattéo Le Corvec got his team back on track. Swan Rebbadj finally gave RCT a foothold in the air. Setariki Tuicuvu created uncertainty with each of his touches. But if there was one finisher who completely changed the face of the match, it was obviously Enzo Hervé.

Coming on in the ^51st minute to replace an inert Dan Biggar, the former Brive player changed the face of Toulon. Capable of taking gaps, breaking tackles, accelerating the pace of the match, occupying the field with his feet and even finding two extraordinary penalty touches (from a tight angle, from the midfield and which fell on the Pau 5-meter line), the red and black fly-half completely revived the RCT, which had been inanimate until then.

"I wanted to have fun."

"I can't say I was on cloud nine, but it's true that I felt good. It's been a while since I played and I wanted to enjoy myself," admitted the 26-year-old fly-half, who hadn't played a single minute since March ^1st and the defeat in Lyon. "I don't know if I'll play again by the end of the season, because there's competition, so I really wanted to enjoy myself. I'm happy with my performance... although I'm mostly annoyed by the result."

At the end of the season, Toulon is looking for answers at the opening position, and Enzo Hervé's remarkable half-hour at the Hameau obviously didn't go unnoticed by Pierre Mignoni and his staff. "When he's like this, Enzo brings us a lot. I'm very happy for him. It's deserved," the manager congratulated his fly-half. "And it brings competition... We need it!"

With two games and a final phase remaining in the season, can Enzo Hervé overtake Paolo Garbisi, who can sometimes be accused of lacking creativity, and Dan Biggar, who has been a shadow of himself in recent months? It's obviously an option. Especially since, in addition to his excellent performance in ten games yesterday afternoon, the former Brive player has added another string to his bow in recent months: he can step in at the scrum, as he did from the ^68th minute, replacing Jules Danglot. "I do what I'm asked to do. Baptiste [Serin, suspended] and Ben [White, injured] were out, we needed to fill the position. I tried to do my best."

Brilliant at the opening and rather accurate in his animation at the scrum, Enzo Hervé has in any case proven that we will have to count on him until the end of the season... Before he flies off to a new adventure, his name circulating in several Top 14 clubs (and while he himself would like to have more playing time)? Only the future will tell. But, for the moment, the RCT is delighted to find Enzo Hervé at his best in the final sprint.