While his team led 29-0 shortly before the break, RCV ultimately lost 29-37 to UBB. Overwhelmed by this mess, Jean-Noël Spitzer also pointed out the referee's decisions.
The manager of RC Vannes, Jean-Noël Spitzer, confided his bitterness at a press conference after his team's defeat, 29 to 37, against UBB. “We had our best 30 minutes of the season but Bordeaux is a great team and they stepped up the pace. And we showed our usual inabilities: not being able to last 80 minutes. Our coaching was insufficient, we did not have decisive actions from the players coming off the bench. We made too many mistakes between the 35th and the 55th. It’s frustrating because we ruined everything.”
And continue, overwhelmed. “We had talked about leaving last place, this is the first time this season that we have talked about it. Now there is the risk of dropping out of the rankings, that’s for sure.”
It was obvious that the referee was going to change the cursor at the break. We are on Canal +, facing an opponent who is fighting for the title. He was going to rebalance things.
The iconic coach also attacked the refereeing. Comments which could earn him a new suspension from the League. “In the first half, we dominated but, in the end, we were penalized as much as them. In the second half, we were punished twice as much. It was obvious that the referee was going to change the cursor at the break. We are on Canal +, facing an opponent who is fighting for the title. He was going to rebalance things. All the work of the week is ruined by these decisions. It’s not the first time that we’ve been refereed like kids.”
In the 56th minute, the referee, Benoit Rousselet, inflicted two yellow cards on Vannes Surano and Saïli in the same action, and awarded a penalty try. A triple sanction which allowed the UBB to come back within reach of the RCV 29 to 26. The incredible comeback was underway.
