On September 4, at the opening of the championship, the UBB advances serenely on the lawn of Aguilera and falls from above in front of a boosted promoted. Off topic, the semi-finalist of the championship falls heavily 27-15. At the time of the reunion, which the Union addresses in the costume of a leader, the manager Christophe Urios did not fail to revive this painful memory. Interview.
France Bleu: is this defeat forgotten?
No no. I told them what I was thinking. I even put pictures on them. We got beaten up in Biarritz. We lost that day against a team that was stronger than us and in particular the desire to play rugby. It is not acceptable at that level. It’s good to have memory. At the time, I didn’t say much because I had the feeling that we had missed our start. We were surprised by this team, by the enthusiasm. I just hope we’ll remember it.
When in the first match, against the promoted, you take 30, you tell yourself that the road will be long. It put the ideas in place. We were a little hot-headed, that chilled us out.
Did this setback serve you later?
Yes. I haven’t called him back often, but this week yes. It was a trigger to tell ourselves that we can train, we can be physically good, we can have had a good season, what is important is the fight of the match and that day we was not up to par. It will be the same this weekend. If we are not able to be up to the physical commitment, it will make us funny. Because Biarritz is a structured team, well established, with good players capable of making a difference, so be careful. They remain on a big disappointment (Editor’s note: home defeat against Montpellier), they come to us. How are they going to be? It’s not my problem, but we have to be serious in order to move forward.
Did this match allow you to turn the page on last season?
It was a serious booster shot. To make a semi-final is to have a big season. We had done three… And it’s not easy to come back to it. When in the first match, against the promoted, you take 30, you tell yourself that the road will be long. It put the ideas in place. We were a little hot-headed, that chilled us out.