Even if they are going through difficult times, the Parisians are counting on the two trips to Lyon and Castres to try to catch up.
It doesn’t matter whether there is victory or defeat, the weeks at Stade Français follow one another and are similar. Before the match against Montpellier, the Parisians had learned of the ouster of their head coach Karim Ghezal then the departure of consultant for the closed scrum Davit Zirakashvili. A turbulent period concluded with a laborious success against the MHR (29-20). A success in the form of relief. We then thought the capital club would be able to resume the course of its season with a little more serenity. However, the Pink Soldiers, in the privacy of their locker room, took a “breath” on Saturday evening after the match, to use the expression of a witness. Not satisfied with the overall performance, the club’s General Director Thomas Lombard spoke to confront the players and staff with their responsibilities. “Everyone takes it for grantedsays one of the players. Even the staff. It cooled us a little, but hey that’s how it is…”
Briatte: “The Stade français is not in its place”
In this context, Stade Français, eleventh with only 9 points, is preparing to make two dangerous trips, the first this Sunday to Lyon, the second to Castres. “The objective of the match against Montpellier was to finally launch our seasonconfides Director of Rugby Laurent Labit. A bit like a new beginning. In this match we felt a lot of pressure and difficulty breaking free. It was better in the second half. This victory did us good and we worked well this week. We now have two games to recover the points we lost, especially those against Toulon at home.” The objective is announced. To avoid spoiling its chances of qualifying for the final phase at the end of the season, Stade Français must quickly return to the top of the table. “We are going to have two matches against teams who were not in the final phase last year and who will be keen to be there this seasonsaid third row Romain Briatte on Saturday. We know their ambitions, we know ours. We have points to make up, sacrifices to make to get back to the top of the table.” And to conclude: “The Stade Français is not in its place today. We want to see further, higher.”
*Motto of the city of Paris which means: “It is beaten by the waves but does not sink”.
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