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After the defeat in Perpignan (22-15) which had deprived the UBB of a direct qualification in the semi-finals, the Bordeaux manager Christophe Urios had made harsh remarks towards his players, in particular his internationals Matthieu Jalibert and Cameron Woki.
The tension was then palpable between the technician and his troops.
And, before challenging Montpellier in the semi-finals of the Top 14, Urios wanted to clarify his intentions.
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What I did after the Usap game was just make sure to stir up a storm to wake up the guys.
It went rather well against Racing
(36-16 victory in the play-off).
Now we have Montpellier, we will see how it goes.
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And to clarify: “
The tensions you describe are the tensions of a team which plays in the final stages, which wants to win a quarter-final, which wants to win its semi-final now and which wants to be champion.
“The former mentor of Castres also explained that he had forgotten to shake the CO players in this way during his last season in the Tarn, where he had missed qualification.
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It was my regret precisely not to have raised a storm.
I didn't make the guys react
", he said, adding about his rant which could have cut him off from the UBB players: "
I was not afraid for the simple and good reason that it was my heart speaking, that this is what I felt and that it was important to say it.