From Bayonne, Pau and Clermont, the next three matches to come, the one against the Basques at La Rabine is surely the most important. Crucial but not vital according to the people of Vannes.
Something happened at RC Vannes. In La Rochelle? Yes. But especially during the almost perfect first period against UBB a few days earlier. Despite the defeat, the Bretons chose to watch and work on the first thirty minutes without neglecting the forty minutes of downtime that followed. And then it was the sensation at Deflandre, prepared at Daucy Park with meticulousness and desire. And as the work was rewarded, the virtuous circle took shape: 4 points in Charente, 1 point in Georgia, 5 points against Gloucester.
It remains to be confirmed to finally take off from the last place in the Top 14 that the Vannes residents have occupied since September 8. This requires good negotiation of the three upcoming matches. The three-way pass or the stalemate? The response from Francisco Gorrissen who will play his 90th match in the Breton jersey: “We said that these are important matches, that’s for sure. But we don’t play the season, the season is long. If we win all three or if we lose them, the season is not over. But it’s It’s special, these next three matches are important. The best thing is to think about Bayonne and not afterwards. We have to prepare for a very good match, Bayonne is a very tough team, we will have to be at 100. % concentration, same against Pau, same against Clermont. I feel that the whole group, we are all together, there is very good cohesion. Even if there are fifteen starters, there is the feeling that the whole collective is pushing. very positive.”
What is also positive is a much less stocked infirmary than that of Bayonnais, fifth and which is full of talent as Gorrissen points out: “We saw that Bayonne has good players everywhere. It’s a team that has improved, it’s very strong. We saw where we could approach the match but it’s not easy against them.”
Hopes for the infirmary
Vannes will be able to count on its dynamics, its conquest and the return of its best scorer, Rayasi. Jean-Noël Spitzer and his staff (especially the physical preparation and medical unit) have worked for three seasons on the “playing time/injury” link, which allows them to field their thirty-something executives like Vunipola, without too much risk, Gorrissen, Saili, Ruru… for this pass of three.
