Pro D2 – Valence-Romans: Vachon, a player who has become valuable at VRDR

The announcement was made during the end-of-year holiday break: third row Mathieu Vachon extended his contract at Valence-Romans until 2027. “It is above all the club’s sporting project which is rather well structured which motivated me to extend in Drôme, with the announcements which were made with the Damiers 2029 project and the new stadium. We are in a framework which has a well-defined course. It’s very interesting to be able to work calmly. Then, of course, because I feel good at VRDR and in the region, I have the confidence of my teammates and the staff. made it possible not to to reflect on”, confides the player. A deserved reward for the man who joined the Drôme club in the middle of last season, on March 1, 2023, following the filing for bankruptcy of the Blagnac club, where he was captain. “I have always played at Blagnac, it has been my only club. It was following this bankruptcy filing that I landed here, with a call from Fabien Fortassin during the season. I arrived very quickly in the keen on the subject, but it was a blessing in disguise. It quickly allowed me not to procrastinate too much. I quickly got into the deep end, into the Pro D2 arena, which allowed me to do so. immediately to calibrate myself and to judge for myself this level which is much higher than the National and to very quickly remove all anxiety and to be able to quickly fight and calibrate myself on this division.”

Better manage your weak times

And this season, the third line is still present in the fight. The fortnight’s vacation at the end of the year therefore did a lot of good and allowed us to regenerate our bodies and minds before a return phase which promises to be under pressure for the Checkers, due to their position in the ranking. “We put a few small thorns in our side with our start to the season. We still have these home defeats against Montauban, Béziers and Dax, which means that we are in this fifteenth place, but which, given our first part of the season, is deserved. It is up to us to do much better, to be much more rigorous in this second phase to claim better results and to better manage our moments of uncertainty. goals. We concede too many points during these periods. Victory against Colomiers is imperative, we will have to remain in control at home and seek points away regardless of the opponent.