the essential
This Thursday, January 16, the Agenais won against the Biarrots.
Pillar in the SUA from 1987 to 1992, Grégoire Lascubé, a pure Basque, had two finals with Sporting, victorious in 1988 against Tarbes, lost in 1990 against Racing. Twelve times international, multiple times capped with the Barbarians.
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“This fact of play brought this Agen team together”
He returned to the Basque Country where he is a consultant for a local radio station. Remaining attached to the SUA, he was invited by Philippe Sella to share a day with the flag team. In the press box, he followed Thursday evening's match with passion. He makes an analysis as impartial as possible: “The match
was expected by many supporters of both camps, because both teams had lost last weekend on their home field. It was crucial. Personally, these are the two clubs in which I played, and I am very proud to be in Agen for two days. I was lucky enough to be invited as an alumni. Coming back to the match itself, the turning point was Lombard-Buret's red card. Until then the Biarrots were leading (5-12). This fact of the game united this Agen team, which took initiatives that it did not take before this card and, contrary to this, the Biarrots were completely dominated for an hour. Hence the important score for the Agenais. »
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Grégoire experienced the preparation with the locals. He has heard talk of maintaining, or even falling, among the most pessimistic. He reacted very quickly: “Personally, I did not hear the word descent, and I felt an extremely motivated team. Agen was in thirteenth place, and I felt a united team who wanted to prove that they were not in their place, and they moved up the rankings. After a match like the one this Thursday, she will regain confidence. Last Friday, they lost against a team which is aiming to climb into the Top 14 and which has given itself the means to do so. I felt like a serious, healthy team with super nice people who welcomed me well. Everything is like what we saw this Thursday: professional rugby, but with a lot of values. »
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So, Grégoire Lascube is optimistic? The answer is: “Yes, definitely optimistic. The team plays well, has a good staff. It is being put in place with quality players in key positions. When we see the match that Farré played at the age of 34 and especially the match of the ''little'' Valentin Gayraud, 22 years old, who has technical qualities and initiative that will make him a future great… In all case, I will always be very happy to come back to Armandie. » We will welcome him there with pleasure.
