Silence and discretion are the watchwords that Shaun Hegarty, Flip Van der Merwe and Marc Baget have imposed on themselves since the officialization of their return to Biarritz Olympique on April 5. There is therefore total opacity regarding the investors who support their project. “We have serious people behind us”, “We will talk when we are…
Silence and discretion are the watchwords that Shaun Hegarty, Flip Van der Merwe and Marc Baget have imposed on themselves since the officialization of their return to Biarritz Olympique on April 5. There is therefore total opacity regarding the investors who support their project. “We have serious people behind us”, “We will talk when we are completely in control of the club”, were always content to indicate Hegarty and Christophe Carriou-Martin, lawyer for the trio.
Thus, since his first speech, the former center of the BO champion of France 2005 and 2006 has made an appointment at the club’s extraordinary general meeting. It takes place this Monday morning, May 6, in Aguilera and will notably see the composition of a new supervisory board submitted to the vote of shareholders. A symbolic vote since Hegarty’s company, B. Otiful, owns the majority of shares in the Biarritz club with 77% of the capital.
Bourahoua for 3 years?
However, secrets are less well kept regarding the staff. As announced by our colleagues from L’Équipe and confirmed by “Sud Ouest”, discussions are underway with James Coughlan for a position of sports director. The 43-year-old Irishman has already coached the forwards of Provence Rugby then was responsible for the defense of Brive and then Toulon, which he left last summer.
Boris Bourahoua was also cited as a lead for the future Biarritz staff. The former scrum half, notably spent by Limoges, is currently assistant coach of Stade Français, three-quarters of the Algerian selection and director of rugby at the Parisian training center. According to our information, he was offered a three-year head coaching contract. Also in negotiations with his club to change his functions, he has not yet given his response. “We neither deny nor confirm this information which does not come from us,” reacted Shaun Hegarty. In addition, there are still two games and a season to finish for Biarritz so there will be no sporting announcement during the general assembly. »
Still according to L’Équipe, lawyer Arnaud Dubois would be added to the heads of the project’s gondolas. Limougeaud was already alongside Romain Détré last year for the buyout of the BO which ultimately collapsed. He would take the head of the board of directors of the club where the South African, Flip Van der Merwe was appointed this Thursday, May 2. This change will also be put to a vote during the famous extraordinary general meeting this Monday.
