The press briefing before the trip to La Rochelle took place a few minutes after the publication of a press release from the president of RC Vannes. Jean-Noël Spitzer, author of the publication on arbitration after RCV – UBB took the floor, without question/answer on the subject.
His statements caused a stir. At the end of the Top 14 match between Vannes and UBB, the coach of the Breton club Jean-Noël Spitzer let out his anger towards Mr. Rousselet's refereeing. Words that were no longer relevant to the FFR, which decided on Tuesday to refer the matter to the disciplinary committee to denounce the technician's comments. This Wednesday, Spitzer spoke at a press conference. When making a statement without question. “Just before we start with your questions, I want to go back to last Saturday's press conference, he shouted. I am well aware, cold turkey now, that I lacked at least reserve and perhaps even exemplarity and that these were comments which serve neither rugby, nor the Vannes club, nor me- even elsewhere. I would like to move on because they do not reflect my thoughts. And then these are words that were pronounced under the influence of great disappointment and to a fact of play which does not make us lose but prevents us from winning. Contrary to what may have been said in certain completely incriminating articles with “blatant but almost” photos, Coluche would have said, my press conference was initially targeted both at our qualities because we did extremely well last Saturday, our shortcomings also that we know and a small part on an error with serious consequences for us.”
After his comments on the arbitration on the sidelines of Vannes – UBB, RCV coach Jean-Noël Spitzer should soon be summoned before the disciplinary committee. The Breton manager risks big.https://t.co/rr7B1wiCOR
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A referee in training today?
Before this speech, the Vannes residents were in training. A session in which a referee was present. A consequence of the match against UBB? “No, it was planned, Spitzer cut in. This is something that was put in place by the high performance unit this year, to work much more cooperatively with the clubs. This is not something that we had really asked for until now, and there is the distance which is not so easy to manage, even if there is greater availability of referees from the professional sector , they have a slightly modified working time. It allowed us to make a little point with a competition referee because there is, I find at the moment, a small gray area, particularly in the rucks, something that we had to try to clarify a little. It's always better to have a refereeing professional rather than your coach with an orange bib and a whistle in his mouth, there is real skill, better analysis, better sorting of situations even if it's not It's only during training. And then the players, beforehand, in the room, can have an interesting exchange. Pierre-Baptiste Nuchy arrived this morning at 11 a.m., he had lunch with us and accompanied us until the end of training. “
Spitzer should soon be summoned before the NRL disciplinary committee. A summons that he said he expected.
