Sylvère Reteau, Dacquois scrum half, is the Star of the week for the Midi Olympique editorial team. A just reward after the Landes victory against Brive.
“We were strong, but without intelligence you can’t win a rugby match.” The scathing words of Brive manager Pierre-Henry Broncan following his team’s defeat highlight the principle that rugby is a sport where intelligence often makes the difference. In the case of Sylvère Reteau, the rule applies to the letter. Holder of a chemical engineering diploma in bioengineering, number 9 Dacquois has been multiplying high-level performances for two seasons. Intelligence revealing itself in the ability to adapt, on several occasions during this shock against CA Brive, the leader of the Landes game showed the understanding of his talent. Sticking to the ball, the 27-year-old Dacquois distinguished himself with small surgical overhands, but also great efficiency at close range, particularly in the action where he broke away from the Brive defenders to offer Lemalu the second try. Loyal to the club, he is one of the symbols of this Dacquoise team made up of little-known players. but that intelligence rises to the level of the best. In chemistry, catalysis is defined by a change in the reaction rate, induced by a catalyst. For several seasons, the chemist has fully played his role as catalyst of a Dacquois compound in perpetual reaction…
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