Vannes-ASBH: “We have a strength at the moment, I’m not going to tell you, but it is present with us”, the intimate conviction of the Biterrois before the semi-final

Victorious (33-31) over Brive in the play-off, ASBH is 80 minutes away from an extraordinary destiny. Midi Libre – SYLVIE CAMBON

"With the history of this club, I believe in somewhat special things: it seems to me that there is always something around us during important matches in the final phase. I believe in it, it protects our team." An appointment is made by Pierre Caillet, manager of the ASBH. The Biterrois are only 80 minutes away from a final for accession to the Top 14 which would send their public into delirious enthusiasm.

There was once a faith, that of the Biterrois, bearers of an intimate conviction, this evening against Vannes (9 p.m.), flagship duel of the second semi-final of Pro D2&nbsp ;: to be the chosen one of history. And it is Hérault manager Pierre Caillet, great architect of success at the dawn of this 32nd match of the season, who states it in a tirade dotted with mysticism: "We have a strength at the moment, I'm not going to tell you, but it is present with us. We play like a team with no future, the term is a bit harsh, but it's the truth. We also say long live, and afterwards… With the history of this club, I believe in somewhat special things: it seems to me that there is always something that surrounds us during important matches in the final phase. I believe in it, it protects our team. We can go to Vannes with confidence. I know our players, our game, what we are capable of doing."

Between relaxation, stress and mysticism

The ASBH adventure continues and, who knows this Friday passing through Brittany, it could turn into an epic, worthy performance of a club having already written among the most beautiful pages of the ASBH? rsquo;history of rugby. This evening, in Morbihan, like last week in the play-off play-off against Brive (33-31 victory), Pierre Caillet does not summon the "spirits rouge et bleu" out of nostalgia but also to instill in his group the necessary confidence in the face of the pressure of a match normally lost on paper.

Because the Vannes Rugby club (2nd in the regular season) has everything to attract predictions. He plays in his favorite stadium (La Rabine, 11,800 place), plays his fourth play-offs in six years, enjoys fifteen days of recovery, has not lost against the Biterrois since 2018 and knows that at this stage the logic of the ranking is respected four times out of five. But reason perhaps has no place in this exciting duel.

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An extraordinary destiny awaits Béziers if it qualifies for the final

Pierre Caillet imagines a bitter battle "until the 80th minute and beyond" , when flyhalf Charly Malié says his motivation at "300 %" and is "looking forward to battle". Béziers is coming back to life, very close to an incredible future. If he qualifies for the final in Toulouse (against Grenoble, Saturday June 8 at 5:30 p.m.), an extraordinary destiny awaits him: to be crowned champion and go straight to the Top 14 or go through a play-off with epic drama against Montpellier, on June 16 in a packed Raoul-Barrière stadium.

We know where we come from and what we want

Charly Malié again, devilishly uninhibited: "We know where we come from and what we want. We hear it around us: "Béziers is small, so the season is more than successful." Afterwards, the appetite comes with eating. Why them and not us ?" Like the draw (20-20) last September, the margin is thin between two teams with similar profiles, focused on attack and speed of execution.

Writing the end point to your own story

"We often compare the two teams but we are better than them. We will explain ourselves on Friday", asserts Malié who, far from the endless tongue-in-cheek speeches, is counting on the grain of madness of the ASBH to force destiny . With him, captain Clément Ancely, the nugget Gabin Lorre, the hero of the last match Hans Nkinsi, all trained at the club, share the same certainty.

We just have to believe in ourselves and give everything as we usually do

Between the relaxation that sticks to their skin and an unspeakable dose of stress, Pierre Caillet rolls the dice one last time: "We just have to believe in ourselves and give everything as we usually do, and come what may." For more than twenty years, the people of Béziers have swallowed their pride in existing . This evening, he picks up the pen with the fierce desire to write the final point of his own story.