ASBH: “We are very happy with this 3rd place”, despite the defeat at Soyaux-Angoulême, Pierre Caillet and Béziers will receive in the play-off

Le manager héraultais est tourné vers la phase finale. – MIDILIBRE

Malgré un revers sur la pelouse de Soyaux-Angoulême pour terminer la phase régulière de Pro D2, l’ASBH a profité des défaites de ses concurrents Grenoble et Dax pour assurer un barrage à domicile, contre Brive, vendredi prochain (21h).

Not necessarily satisfied with the content of this meeting of the 30th day of Pro D2, Pierre Caillet, the manager of the ASBH still retains this 2023-2024 exercise, finished in third place, before starting the final phase, Friday May 24, at the Raoul-Barrière stadium (9 p.m.), against Brive (6th).

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Pierre Caillet, manager of ASBH: "We had our heads turned a bit towards the final stages, with certain constraints this evening. Obviously, we are frustrated, because we are competitors and we did not want to have such a gap in points. But we gave a lot this season. We knew there was a good group with quality this season. A group that has been built for three years and we at least had the ambition to qualify.

We worked a lot and there were some great things. We even hoped for a little more at one point. But we are very happy with this 3rd place. We wanted to write a line in our history and win in the play-offs. We are going to achieve something that has never been done in the history of the club. We have nothing left to lose.

"As fresh as possible"

We will inevitably have a little pressure against Brive. But it will be less, because we are going to play a team which has three times our budget and which was a candidate for promotion to the Top 14. We are going to play as if there was no tomorrow.  What is important in a club are also these human stories and we all want to achieve this victory. We will need to approach this dam as coolly as possible."