Nicolas Deporte (UBB): “Big blow to the head” after defeat against Pau

Nicolas Deporteur (Centre of UBB, beaten by Section Pelois in Chaban-Delmas, 10-20) : “We did not respond, we met with a very good team from Pau. We will go back to work to make up for this new mistake at home (after the loss against Stade Francis). Our first period was very bad. We made up for it later but in the end we lost the match. We have to move on.

We entered their camp several times but we could not make it. There was a protrusion or itch. That lack of seriousness from the team, we will do everything to make up for it. We are in a professional world. This should not make us so weak, we should react.

This evening, we didn’t know how to react. We are going to study this, we will try to find answers. It hits us hard on the head. But we are not going to cry. Top 14 is still long, we have to react to move up the rankings. »

Maxime Lamothe (Hooker and UBB captain) : “I think there were some good things, but we lacked efficiency, where Pelois, when they came to our camp, scored a goal. Not to throw everything away but it’s the second home game in a row we’ve lost (after the shock against Stade Francis on January 27) and we know we won’t always be able to respond with a victory at home. Externally we have to work harder and better, and win again in Chaban.

We have been starting matches well for a few weeks now. That was the goal. From the start of the match we were in trouble, we couldn’t get out of our camp, we were cornered. Palois played rather well. They had a good match. We make two devastating counterattacks early in the match. We entered their goal many times without scoring. We had many chances to score without succeeding. Tonight, we were very ineffective, which cost us the match.

We never like to lose at home. Heartbroken. It is very disturbing. But the season is very long. We have a chance to get points everywhere in every match. I don’t think we looked down on the people of Pelois. They made a big start. We played very good rugby today. But we lacked finishing. There are matches like that, you think you can attack for two whole days without scoring and that’s what happened tonight. It is up to us to work to find solutions and ensure this does not happen again. »

Yannick Brew (UBB Manager): “Our first period lacked electricity, punches in the collision zone, which we mainly regret. We should have done better in our scrum efficiency in the first period. It was average. We made technical mistakes, we conceded two tries to Pau, who didn’t need it, who was very well organized defensively. The top 14 have been demanding since the first minute. Our second period corresponds to the faces we want to show, in terms of efficiency, in what we want to show in contacts, in collisions. We found a UBB that was making great progress.

We fell in goal four times, with one not awarded, perhaps deservedly, and two five meters from the line. Today there are many opposing elements. I regret our first period when nothing worked for us. Some rebounds went against us, some tough decisions too. But Pau had a well-oiled plan around his defense, which worked very well. He was brave. A difference of 17 points confirms them in this system. In the second half it got complicated because we had to hold the ball. He had 14 saves. And we didn’t manage to complete the target as much as we wanted. »