Pro D2: Béziers must also manage a marathon of matches which will be trying

ASBH (here Doumenc in the charge) will have to take care of its mount. Midi Libre – Michael Esdourrubailh

The Biterrois who are coming off a defeat in Nevers hope to get things back on track in their lair, this Friday (7:30 p.m.) against Grenoble. Before then repeating the act four times. A real marathon of the meadows.

Six matches played and a sixth place, just three points behind Brive, the leader. For the time being, Béziers, who host Grenoble this Friday, October 18, and have never hidden their aim for the Top 6, are therefore on target. The fact remains that in a Pro D2 championship, it couldn't be tighter and while a marathon of six matches has just been launched, behind, there are many pushing for the gate… Angoulême and Provence Rugby are tied on points with ASBH and Agen are only a small length behind the guys from Raoul-Barrière.

In short, Béziers doesn't have much margin for error. If the Biterrois intend to stay neck and neck with the big guns of the championship, they would be wise to beat the Grenoble team in a match that promises to be difficult. Especially since the Isère armada is looking for away success that will allow it to definitively take off towards the top.

“Let's win everything at home”

For their part, the Biterrois have just lost in Nevers (28-25) and are enjoying being back on their pitch in front of their fans. They now have to digest the disappointment of their failure in the Nièvre in a game within their reach and above all hold on for five more matches: ” We have not lost our confidence, assures Karne Kaufana, the coach of the three-quarters. It's been a month since we played in our stadium. To find them again, to see our fans again, yes, we are excited at the idea of ​​playing this match. There are six matches in this block. We didn't start well, it's true, by losing in Nevers. But let's win everything at home, let's try to win at least once away and that will be good."

Managing the squad

Managing the squad will be crucial. Beyond performing every weekend, we will also have to hold out over the long term. We will have to take care of the machine and cross our fingers so that the infirmary does not fill up: “It is complicated, when there are six matches, to have a player play all the games, agrees the former three-quarter center. So we will rotate a little more. Maybe some will only be lined up for 60 minutes but then, they will be able to play all the matches. But it is true that in such a block, the most difficult thing is the management of the players and their physical condition. Especially since if it does not work too well and there are defeats, the training sessions become more difficult and longer. This can then actually be more complicated to manage."

Hence’s interest in raising our arms to the sky from this Friday.

Béziers : Lorre – Courtaud, Nanaï Williams, Votu, Tuimaba – (o) Malié – (m) Marques – Ancély (cap.) Pauta, Doumenc – Gayraud, Nkinsi – Judge, Boulassel, Amrouni. Substitutes : Arnoldi, Trauth, Dodson, Koen, Anon, Tupuola, Abescat, Arroyo. I subscribe to read the rest