“We need to win to continue to have hope for a very good season.” The words are loud and clear from CAB coach and manager Jeremy Davidson. It is true that since last March, Brive has still not obtained a victory in its den of the Stadiumdespite two good performances against Lyon and Montpellier. “We could have done better” straightforwardly concedes the Northern Irish coach. The need for victory is therefore total.
Bayonne, a direct competitor for maintaining
The Bayonnais are not mistaken. “I would say that the pressure is stronger on them” Calmly explains Aviron Bayonnais manager Grégory Patat. “Of course there is a lot of pressure” recognizes Jeremy Davidson, “but I think the players have kept their confidence. They are super positive and have been training well all week.”
“The players are keen to show everyone the beautiful things that we have already seen this season and that we can still do better” – Jéremy Davidson
For it, Brive keeps the same structure as theteam that narrowly lost against Castres, with the return of some wounded and preserved executives like Thomas Laranjeira or Stuart Olding. We will also see Aaron Grandidier, who will start for the first time against this Bayonne team. “I know it’s an important game so to start against Bayonne, I’m very grateful to the club” reacted the versatile winger.
Firsts at the Stadium for Grandidier and Raffy
If last week, he had few balls to put in his mouth, he now hopes to show his qualities to the Brive public. “A win would be great” adds the Franco-British. “Bayonne is a team that still has three players with great kicking skills. We, as wingers, had a big focus on coverage and how to be effective on this point. has a big job to do also in defense. I think we put in a very big performance in defense against Castres so we just have to keep this intensity, this ambition not to let them score a try.”
The last meeting between Brive and Bayonne at the Stadium was on September 6, 2020. Brive won 43 to 20.