Back home for Biarritz Olympique. After a frustrating trip to Vannes (34-26 defeat), the captain’s teammates Guy Millar find their garden for the third day of Pro D2, this Friday, September 9. A real shock against the Landes neighbor of Mont-de-Marsan, second division runners-up last year, and unfortunate barrage against Perpignan during the access-match. After a victory against Oyonnax in the opening, and a setback in Brittany, the Biarrots are still looking for cohesion, on and off the field, to best meet the requirements of the second division. A cohesion to which the staff works and Barry Maddockscoach of the back lines, with a very particular method.
For a group in reconstruction, the first block of this 2022-2023 financial year is more than tough, with four teams out of five residents of the Top 6 of Pro D2 last year. The Biarrots have no choice but to raise the slider, what is more in a context of rivalry between Basque-Landes neighbors. A blessing in disguise explains the hooker Thomas Sauveterre.
For this second home game, Biarrots can count on the return of Joe Tomane in the center, recovered from his concussion, and the arrival on loan of Lucas Chelidze from Aviron Bayonnais, as the right pillar.
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The composition of Stade Montois:
Update on the infirmary
Hit in the ribs against Oyonnax, the center Illian Perraux is still on the flank for at least two weeks according to the biarrot staff, and will not play until the next block of the match. Sick for the second day on September 2, the opener Gilles Bosch was still in difficulty at the start of the week. Dave O’Callaghan (knee) also finished the block. Zakaria El Fakir (knee) and Nafi Ma’afu (shoulder/cervical blow) are awaiting a more precise diagnosis and a recovery strategy. Hooker Bastien Soury is close to recovery, “maybe next week” advance Matthew Clarkin. For Auguste Cadothit in the nose on the Vannes side, the recovery should take place once the discomfort has disappeared.