Yannick Bru, coach of UBB, victorious (22-20) in the Top 14 semi-finals at Stade Français) : “We are all incredibly proud to be in the final. Already to participate in one more stage of the construction of the club. It’s a young club, 17 years old, there was remarkable work from the whole team and from Laurent (Marti) who carried this club. We wanted to make him smile, and it’s done. We are happy to allow the UBB vehicle to take one more step, that was our mission. This (Saturday) evening we are happy with that, tomorrow we will recover and gather our strength to prepare for the big meeting on Friday (the Top 14 final against Toulouse).
“Perhaps a little helping hand from destiny on the last transformation”
It’s a nice twist of fate, I spent 18 years of my life there (in Toulouse). I have a lot of friends and respect for this club. We can have disagreements at times but there is a common thread of respect for all the people who have worked to build the history of the club. Today they are one step ahead, everyone knows it. They are the favorites in all the competitions they compete in. We are focused on our own pleasure. We are going to savor the success we had today, perhaps a little helping hand from destiny on the last transformation of Joris (Segonds), I think we provoked it, but that is so little. thing. When you have the chance to go to the final, you can’t go there as a simple spectator.
It was very tense, I saw the disaster scenario coming. We lacked energy at the end of the match, like in the play-offs (victory, 31-17, over Racing 92). We finished less fresh than the Stade Français, which offered a tiring game, with a lot of combat. »
