Xavier Garbajosa (Lyon): “This group is growing”
Xavier Garbajosa, coach of Lyon, winner against Pau (31-27): “The objective was to win a third victory, it’s done. It was a tricky, difficult match, and it’s not for lack of having repeated it all week. We gave them the ammunition to hurt us. We played a little ball in the first period against a defense that was rising quickly. It’s not a lack of humility, it’s rather impatience. Then there was frustration because they were defending well.
We still take three tries, it’s too much. I don’t have the impression that things are going better defensively, we are still too much of a spectator when we are broken. Now we can be critical of the content and at the same time congratulate this growing group. This victory, they went to seek it as against Bordeaux and Montpellier. These are three narrow wins that could sometimes swing the other way. But so much the better, it allows you to remain humble ”.
Ethan Dumortier, three-quarter wing of Lyon: “This third victory is good for us, we are entering into a new dynamic. It is now up to us to maintain it. If there was a click, it may be the defeat in Clermont. We talked to each other, we said to each other that everyone had to work harder individually and that this would reflect on the collective”.
“We take a point that will count and which morally does us good”
Beka Gorgadze, captain of Pau: “We take a point that will count and which morally does us good. We had spent a week selling and we needed that, that kind of performance. I am proud of our state of mind. On arrival, we are not far away and we tell ourselves that it will eventually pay off. We had no right to let go and this 80th try is the best symbol. »
Antoine Nicoud, coach of three quarters of Pau: “It has been a difficult and special week. And we can be satisfied because we saw a team that wanted to exist, to cause things. The bonus point obtained at the very end of the match symbolizes all this. Now we have to grow our rugby. Because I have more the impression that we lose because we did some stupid things. »