In Béziers which hosts Biarritz, in front, we are closing ranks more and more

Devant, les Biterrois vont avoir un gros combat à livrer. Midi Libre – Michael Esdourrubailh

En cette fin de saison, notamment devant et surtout en première ligne, le clan biterrois doit composer avec une infirmerie bien remplie. La gestion des joueurs en devient majeure.

While they had the wind in their sails, hooker Yvann Lalevée and prop Yannick Arroyo fell with weapons in hand and will not play again until next season. John Henry Fincham and Youssef Amrouni, their front-line teammates who also stood out, will have to wait several more weeks before playing again… In the Béziers infirmary, the front lines never stop jockeying for help. As a result, against Biarritz, this Friday, March 29 (7:30 p.m.), up front, the staff must deal with a squad that has been considerably reduced.

"Resting organisms"

"It’s right, recognizes Sylvain Charlet, the Béziers forwards coach. We would, of course, like to have more depth on the bench. But we make do. We have a squad that is doing well and all the players count." Enough to encourage the game of musical chairs: "We are obliged to rotate, to make the organisms rest, adds the former pillar. In the scrum, on the front line, we manage as best we can and we protect the guys."

To do this, the training is adapted, the sessions for the first lines are more intense but shorter. It is, in any case, very obvious that player management will be one of the keys to this end of the season: "But we don&rsquo ;we still don't have too much margin either because behind there are people chasing us, specifies Sylvain Charlet, thinking of the fact that the team must remain efficient if it wants to stay at the forefront. Yes, we would like to run, but we have to manage at the moment T."

"Biarritz is a big piece"

The last fortnight without a match has done a lot of good. The players were able to enjoy several days of vacation. They were profitable for them. Beyond gaining a certain mental freshness which was of great benefit to everyone, the injured also returned and found the group. Enough to allow coaches to look a little wider in terms of workforce. Knowing that against Biarritz, Béziers intends to relaunch favorably after its disappointment, at Dax (57-20). But be careful, the Biarrots do not come on vacation to the Hérault: "Biarritz is a big piece, assures the forwards coach.It’s a very good team that comes with intentions and ambitions. She needs points. She attacks a mini-championship to save herself. So she's going to play hard."

This match, which takes on the appearance of a trap, promises to be particularly tough. The BO guys are very strong, especially up front. It's going to hit hard and it's undeniable that the Biterrois will have a lot of work to do in the scrum. This is what they have been hearing all week.

BEZIERS: Lorre- Costa Storti, Espeut, Tupuola, Plazy- (o) Malié- (m) Marques- Benoy, Pauta, Van Bost- Madigan, Nkinski- Zabala, Boulassel, Fernandes. Substitutes: Arnoldi, Akhaladze, Gunther, Hoarau, Short, Dreuille, Recor, Trauth.

 BIARRITZ: Jonas- Fariscot, Martin, Terraux, Cordin- (o) Searle – (m) Pages- Augry, Jalagonia, O' Callahghan (cap.) – Matthews, Motoc-Haouas, Tolai, El Fakir. Substitutes: Soury, Taofifenua, Ma'afu, Francoze, Biscay, Joseph Barry, Petch.   

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