Absent from land since September 13 due to too large back pain, Mehdi Boundjema will find the competition this Saturday evening when receiving Tarbes in the park (6:30 p.m.). The hooker of the Racing Club Narbonnais hopes to take the maximum pleasure, if possible until May, since he decided to end his career after the season at almost 35 years.
Since September 13, and the victory of the Racing Club Narbonnais on the side of Tarbes, Mehdi Boundjema has no longer worn the orange and black jersey. The hooker lived a long period in the Audoise infirmary. “I had very strong back pain, I couldn't walk for a week anymore”says the 34 -year -old player. And to continue: “Then, it was better, I returned to training, I had to hold for the reception of Marcq-en-Barœul on October 12. But the day before, impossible to walk during the installation. I lived A crisis that lasted two weeks..
Even a little in advance, since Mehdi Boundjema told us that he should only return after the end of this block and the two weeks without Racing competition. But Gabriel Atlan's glitch in Rouen, and the very good shape of the experienced hunter changed the plans. Five months after his last match, the Moroccan and Algerian international will again put on the orange and black tunic for this reception of Tarbes.
It's the best time to stop.
A very special feeling for Mehdi Boundjema since it was now several weeks ago, Julien Seron announced to him that he would not be kept after the season. But the hooker born in Annonay knew the future of his career. He will put an end to it at the end of this season after having known the Pro D2 on 91 times, the top 14 to 26 and therefore the national, which he had already experienced with Albi (2020-2021) and Valence-Romans ( 2021-2023). But the hooker intends to finish in the best possible way: “I want to dream one last time. Narbonne is a legendary club, there is something special here. Since I know that the final will be held in Narbonne, I tell myself that this is the best time to stop. I 'Hope on a title of champion of France “.
-The hope of chaining a maximum before the end
The Narbonnais manager Julien Seron does not intend to let his player stop on a bad note: “The idea is to take advantage of him and bring him until the end of the season taking care of him. He is fresh, he also has this little spark of a 20 -year -old kid. He knows that this It is these last moments, it is up to us to manage it intelligently and to offer it the most beautiful end “.
If he still has this end of the season with the Racing Club Narbonnais, Mehdi Boundjema has stars in her eyes when looking in the mirror: “Even if high -level sport is demanding, this job is a passion, pure pleasure. I enjoy myself every day. And then I had a great pride in representing the country of origin of my mother and My father. (laughs)“.
The smile on his lips as usual, always the nice word, without ever taking herself for another, Mehdi Boundjema is one of those players with embodied kindness. The hooker wants his best memory to be “In May at the park of course”. Before potentially playing a final in five months, the almost 35 -year -old player (next June) Return to the field this Saturday in the hope of chaining a maximum before the end.
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