Manager Beka Sheklashvili is expected to make his competitive return to Massy, after picking up an injury three months ago. A moment he looked forward to.
Can we say you’re back?
Yes, it is, finally! I come back and it was really long. I’m training with the team, so far so good.
You had planned a trip to Mont-de-Marsan. What happened ?
At the start I suffered a tear against Agen (September 16, 4th matchday). I had to go out at halftime. Then the rehabilitation lasted six weeks and we did everything right. But while recovering, during a speed test, it tore again. It took another four weeks to recover. Now I have no more pain.
After the defeat in Aurillac, we got frustrated because you were so close to a feat…
Yes, it’s true. In the melee we were a bit in trouble. We lacked some concentration. In their field, we wanted to score points. But let’s go faster than the music, let’s run. In short, we played an excellent match with a good defence. It’s a shame to lose like that. There are plenty of opportunities to kill game. Despite everything, it’s not easy to start in the points from Aurillac. And we got one, that’s nothing. And we had a good game despite the defeat.
How would you describe the columérine scrum, which has been reliable up until this match in Cantal?
It’s normal in my opinion, because Hugo (Pirlet, ed) was injured in the 15th minute, and Robin (Bellemand) came in behind and hit almost 70 minutes… Believe me, for a pillar, this n is not easy. You have to move everywhere, tackle and secure scrums. It changes everything when it happens.
Is it impossible today to cheat to get around an opponent’s superiority?
What we are working on is a collective fray. The individual scrum is over like a few years ago. You can’t do anything alone. It’ll be very clean in Massy, you’ll see.
Your contract expires at the end of the season. Have you thought about what you will do next season?
I will be 37 at the end of the season. For the moment in my head it is rather the end of my career. I’ll see how my year goes. If it’s to play two games and then get injured for six weeks… In any case, I would like to stay in rugby. But nothing is planned yet.
