« Just simple questions please, I have nothing left. » Paul Boudehent still had the strength to laugh at a press conference this Saturday, after his eighty minutes of high flying punctuated by a double against LOU (43-22), Saturday October 5. If he was one of the players beaten on Lyon’s second try (6-15), his tackle of two visitors on the same action, still in the first period, nevertheless announced a hell of an evening for the 3rd international line (11 caps) soon 25 years old (he will be on November 21).
First flanker, then third center line after the exit of Judicaël Cancoriet, he finished the match on the right wing. What Will Skelton predicted before the trip to Racing 92, based on his peak speed. The Angevin then challenged this vision, but he had to bow to Lyon – “yes, in this match he was right” – without admitting defeat: “I am not a winger! “. The fact remains that it is in this position that, after having already performed two percussions on the action, he scored the second of his two tries (36-22, 79th). In the same corner as the first, marked this one as the 3rd line (31-15, 67th) after a combination in touch.
“It hurts them”
“A double is the first time. It’s not bad, is it?, he smiled. This is a first in my professional career. In my life? Maybe at the SCO in Angers (smile), things are starting to pick up. I’m happy, but what made me the most happy was that at the end of the match, my grandparents were there and I saw my grandfather cry for the first time. That’s more my little victory of the day. I will remember more the fact of having been able to spend this short time with them than the double. »
“It’s good to have a Paul like that in our team, who puts us ahead defensively and offensively”
Nevertheless, this one testifies to his activity, even though he had “almost the feeling of having already played a match at the end of the first half”. Then, and especially when he moved to the wing, “I did with what I had left, it went well. I can say thank you to Brice (Dulin) and three-quarters, because they helped me a lot to know where to place myself on the launches. We tried to make it as simple as possible. We work well with the staff to play 80-minute matches and recover more and more easily. » “He’s in good shape, I think that shows,” laughs Thomas Lavault. I’m happy for him, he’s happy for us, it’s just happiness. »
“It builds to a crescendo. He is coming out of a major injury, we see that he is gradually regaining all his impact, his physical dimension. When he catches guys, he hurts them. It’s good to have a Paul like that on our team, who puts us ahead defensively and offensively. It was the forward who was going to cover the winger position with a 6-2 bench, he goes very quickly, especially given his size. I hope that he will continue to find this progress in the corridors,” underlines Rémi Talès, despite Angevin’s desire to refocus.
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