They are the team we talk about the least and it suits them well. But Montpellier did not arrive in the last four by chance. Solid on the fundamentals, very consistent despite a less successful end to the championship due in particular to the injuries of Paul Willemse and Cobus Reinach, the MHR has been at the forefront throughout the season.
Nothing to do with the previous one that he finished in 10th place after shaking to the end. But he had saved by winning a European title in the Challenge Cup.
We are armed even if some do not necessarily speak well of us – Guilhem Guirado
” The group is quite young compared to the fact that we have no common experiencerecalls the hooker Guilhem Guirado, but it should be noted that we played final phase matches and high-stakes matches last year with a large backbone of the team present tomorrow. We arrive ready, we are armed even if some do not necessarily speak well of us. We work hard and we don’t need to speak loud and clear to be heard. We’ll be heard tomorrow night. »
On paper, Montpellier has of course the weapons to aim further than the Nice stage. And the advantage of having been able to prepare for its semi-final for a fortnight when the UBB clashed with Racing in the barrage.
It remains to be seen how the young group of Philippe Saint-André will approach the meeting mentally. Thursday evening, the manager took his players to eat on the beach to decompress and kill time. He hopes that his group will not be scattered during the long hours that separate it from kick-off.