Nicolas Nadau
(Biarritz trainer, winner of Vannes 34-33): “You must not be cardiac!
It was unbelievable.
We were dominated at times, we dominated at times, it was each turn.
It was true in both matches of the season (in the regular phase), it was true tonight.
Chance dictates that it is Biarritz which passes in front, it is improbable, incredible.
We are very proud. ”
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Jean-Noel Spitzer
(Vannes coach): “It's cruel, but it's sport.
We felt stronger, I think we were able to contain the offensive strengths of Biarritz.
(At the end of the game) These six points were not enough, I'm probably making a mistake to ask to take the three points in the 75th, we had to go in touch, we had done 100% until then.
Probably we would have kept possession, kept the clock, maybe scored ... In any case we would not have been under the threat of a test.
I blame myself a lot.
We will have to turn the page. ”
"I will not be able to cry because I have already shed all the tears I had ... But it will take time to get over it"
Pierre Popelin
Steffon Armitage
(captain and third row from Biarritz): “There are still a lot of emotions.
In Biarritz, we never died.
We go to the end.
We had no choice, to score or otherwise it was over.
We didn't want the season to end there.
We come back at the right time and we want to continue and really show the true face of Biarritz.
We never doubted because with the bunch of players I have around me, they are warriors and I will always go to war with them.
I know they will go all the way.
We gave everything and we never wanted to stop. "
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Pierre Popelin
(Vannes opener): “There aren't many rugby scenarios as cruel as this one.
(Emu) I won't be able to cry because I have already shed all the tears I had ... But it's going to take time to get over it.
I don't know if it's unfair, but it's cruel.
The coin did not fall on the right side. ”
"Against Perpignan, it will hit even harder than today"
Gilles Bosch
Gilles Bosch
(Biarritz opener): “The two teams are producing play. With the weather, the sun and the very dry and fast ground, it was a lot of play: for a half it's great to to have so many tries and so many games. It was a great game.
Play Perpignan in the final?
They've been the biggest team in the championship since the start, they're a bit ahead of everyone.
It's a big pack, they are very powerful, they have a fairly direct game with their forwards which allow them to move forward.
And the three-quarters have qualities, with great players who take advantage of the spaces created by their overpowered forwards.
It will hit even harder than today. ”
For us by us ⚪️❤️ #coucoulesrageous
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Rémi Picquette
(second row from Vannes): "We played our match, but we lost it over the last ten minutes and the approximations which hurt us very badly, because it is a really realistic team from Biarritz and who knows how to play rugby. .
It hurts us very much.
We can only blame ourselves.
They have so many quality players.
I'm proud of the guys, no one was waiting for us there.
We arrived a bit like a hair in the soup in this Pro D2, it's been a few seasons where things were going up little by little, no one would have told us at the start of the season that we were going to make a semi-final at home. "
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