The captain of Stade Rochelais confided his regrets after the defeat at home against the Breton red lantern.
Win Anthonycaptain of Stade Rochelais (beaten at home by bottom-placed Vannes, 14-23): “Losing like that, I have no memories. Being as non-aggressive… I raise my hand first, I’m captain. During the week, I said ‘be very careful, they have nothing to lose, they will come with intentions’. I’m not going to say that we took them lightly, but we said to ourselves that we would because we were at home. It’s up to me to take responsibility first. In front of our supporters, it’s shameful.”
Ronan O’Gara (manager of Stade Rochelais): “Congratulations to Vannes who had more aggression and desire with a good game plan. Of course, there is a bit of questioning in the preparation for the match and I planned things well: commitment, attitude and will, these are three extremely important values and we missed them tonight. We didn’t show anything in front of our loyal supporters. We failed in all areas. I feel like the match lasted three hours. But the main architect is me. It’s a big slap in the face. We’ve hit rock bottom! (…) In my culture, motivation comes from yourself. But in the championship, here, with some, I think I have to shout more during the week. Can you imagine? I have to shout more during the week, Ronan O’Gara must shout more during the week!”
«A promoted person who comes to win in La Rochelle, we can describe this success as an exploit.
Mathieu Cidrecoach of the Vannes forwards: “It’s the fruition of all the work since the start of the season. (…) We can describe this success as an exploit, a promoted person who comes to win in La Rochelle. We put content into it, it’s not a roll of the dice. We wanted to avoid the balance of power, this strategy paid off.”
