Top 14 – “I would like a minimum of respect after 22 years”, Guillaume Rouet up against Rowing Bayonnais

As the saying goes, love stories usually end badly. The one between Bayonne and Guillaume Rouet seems to be no exception to the rule. While Aviron Bayonnais has had a good start to the season, despite his recent defeat on the Mayol pitch (39-19)the scrum half seems to be dragging his blues. For good reason, the 36-year-old player who has only known the Basques throughout his career is reaching the end of his contract at the end of the season, and still has no news from his managers regarding a possible extension. according to his words from our colleagues at France Bleu Pays Basque: “I was neither summoned by the staff nor by management. I discovered the recruitment rumors like everyone else, in the press, I would like a minimum of respect after 22 years”.

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An outing that is virulent to say the least and which is surprising in the heart of the season. But if the pure Basque did it, it is because he sees a lack of respect on the part of his hierarchy: “Out of respect for the years that I have given to the club, the minimum would be to take the temperature, to know what I intend to do. This is what has always boosted me: to prove my worth each season. Yes, it “It's sometimes mentally tiring, but it's also what builds character.”

Only 3 games this season

This season, Rouet had to settle for a few minutes left and right. Relegated to the hierarchy of 9 on the banks of the Adour, he only played three matches, including one start against the MHR. With only 103 minutes of play this season, one might believe the scrum-half resigned, but that is far from the case if we are to believe his words: “There are 16 games left in the Top 14, I want to play as many as possible and be 100% for the team.” Starting this weekend, with the reception of the Stade français in the Jean-Dauger enclosure.