Smemories or reflexes, habits or experiences, knowledge or skills… The human brain functions with several types of memories, “short term” or “long term” and implicit or explicit, which allow us to store various elements, to understand and ‘learn. As with any human activity, rugby requires the use of all these forms of memory, both to practice, to progress, to contextualize and also to savor.
“Winning like this in front of 12,000 people, with all these emotions, it creates great memories! »
Sequence of matches
By questioning the second row of the US Dax Jean-Baptiste Singer, who has just achieved a major performance during the Landes derby on November 16 (40-11), we implicitly perceive the complexity of the interaction of these resources. “I have the chance to play one match after another. I feel that the more I play, the more I have my bearings and the more confident I am. I remember that before arriving at Dax, I had played 28 out of 30 matches with Aurillac. In this period of shortage at the post (in Dax, Editor’s note), I know from experience that I am able to support the sequence of matches. But I hope that my teammates will come back quickly, because there are a lot of advantages for the group in using the specificities of each one,” says the Dacquois colossus (2 meters, 132 kg).
“Regarding the Landes derby,” continues the former second row of Clermont or Biarritz, “I would say that for multiple reasons, this match could be a trap match. The Montois could nourish a feeling of revenge, in memory of the two derbies lost last year. This match came after a heavy defeat in Béziers for us (50-17) and a brilliant victory for Stade Montois over the Biarritz leader (33-15). The relocation to Bayonne also brought its share of uncertainties, due to the lack of benchmarks at a delicate moment. We prepared it calmly. With the memory of the rout in Béziers, we were able to remobilize, find our bearings and the collective energy that succeeded us last year. Winning like this in front of 12,000 people, with all these emotions, creates great memories! »
Private dam
After a week’s break, the Dacquois will face this Friday (7 p.m.) a Nevers team which had left the second line, which will celebrate its 30th birthday on December 19, with a special memory after the match played last May (defeat 35-23). “I remember a tense match, with a qualification challenge for them and a play-off at home for us in case of victory. We talked about it again this week, with the memory of a complicated match where we were penalized a lot with two yellow cards and two red cards, including one for me following a second yellow. In the end, Jean-Baptiste Barrère (the captain) and I missed the jump-off in Grenoble… A painful memory! »
The years are not the same and the circumstances are completely different this year, as the one who signed with the USD until 2027 reminds us. “It’s a different context. Nevers is in more difficulty than last year. They have just lost heavily at Aurillac and will be keen to make amends against us. It’s going to be a big match. Building on the momentum of the victorious derby, we have the ambition to try to bring back points, before hosting Biarritz and Aix and moving to Aurillac to end the year in the best possible way…” There is no doubt that the Dacquois will have in mind these past parameters, approaching this first match of a series which could be decisive for their future…
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