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Biarritz - troubles and departures!
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<blockquote data-quote="Tony Manx" data-source="post: 634609" data-attributes="member: 50236"><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'garamond'">I repeat the article on the Sud Ouest Paper today indicating that Blanco has managed to persuade the idiots on the BOard to re appoint him for SIX YEARS to ensure that BO will never survive and will slowly expire! He also announces that a foreign coach (expected to be a New Zealander who may or may not have had a term with BO....tica!) and that Lecouls (Another BOdy) will be scrum coach...........The budget has been ciut by a third and I do not comment further at this time as I get over the shock of SIX more YEARS for the worst CEO in French rugby who has presided over the biggest decline of any Top 14 team in probably its history!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'garamond'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'garamond'"><span style="color: black">"ON Saturday, <strong>Serge Blanco</strong> announced to the partners of Biarritz Olympique the draft next season in Pro D2. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'garamond'"><span style="color: black"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'garamond'"><span style="color: black">Besides his re-election for six years as president of the club, and the</span></span></span> <a href="http://http//www.sudouest.fr/2014/04/05/rugby-un-budget-en-baisse-et-un-coach-etranger-pour-le-biarritz-olympique-1517004-4563.php" target="_blank">decrease in the budget</a><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'garamond'"><span style="color: black">(â'¬ 16.7 million to 11.7), the squad for the next team were unveiled. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'garamond'"><span style="color: black"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'garamond'"><span style="color: black">It will be headed by a "foreign" manager, assisted by two coaches and a specialist in scrum (Benoît Lecouls).</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'garamond'"><span style="color: black"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'garamond'"><span style="color: black">Position by position <strong>(underlined names are the recruits)</strong>, here is the composition of the group Biarrot 2014-2015.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'garamond'"><span style="color: black"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'garamond'"><span style="color: black"><strong>Left pillar: </strong> <u>Franck Montanella</u> (ex-Newcastle) will support the young Johan Lourdelet. Another rookie is expected.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'garamond'"><span style="color: black"><strong></strong></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'garamond'"><span style="color: black"><strong>Hooker:</strong> Romain Ruffenach Jonah Dabti and <u>Elvis Levis</u> (Béziers). A fourth hooker is expected. "And he will delight Biarrots" slipped President Serge Blanco.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'garamond'"><span style="color: black"><strong></strong></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'garamond'"><span style="color: black"><strong>Pillar right:</strong> Benedict Broster, <u>Stéphane Clément</u> (La Rochelle) and Eugene Van Staden.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'garamond'"><span style="color: black"><strong></strong></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'garamond'"><span style="color: black"><strong>Second row:</strong> Erik Lund, Pelu Taele, <u>Edwin Hewitt</u> (Natal Sharks), Mathias Marie, Addison Lockley, Eric Dos Santos.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'garamond'"><span style="color: black"><strong></strong></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'garamond'"><span style="color: black"><strong>Third line:</strong> Benedict Guyot, Tanguy Molcard and Alban Placines. Another is on course.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'garamond'"><span style="color: black"><strong></strong></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'garamond'"><span style="color: black"><strong>Third line center:</strong> Ueleni Fono will be accompanied by another number 8 </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'garamond'"><span style="color: black"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'garamond'"><span style="color: black">Imanol Harinordoquy .... On possible retirement, the French international was present at the presentation of the new project.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'garamond'"><span style="color: black"><strong></strong></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'garamond'"><span style="color: black"><strong>Scrum half:</strong> Luix Roussarie and <u>Christophe Loustallot</u> . Dimitri Yachvili may honour he last year of his contract at the club? A third scrum half will accompany the other two.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'garamond'"><span style="color: black"><strong></strong></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'garamond'"><span style="color: black"><strong>Flyhalf:</strong> Dan Waenga and <u>Yohan Le Bourhis</u> (La Rochelle).</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'garamond'"><span style="color: black"><strong></strong></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'garamond'"><span style="color: black"><strong>Winger:</strong> Takudzwa Ngwenya and <u>Vilikisa Salawa</u> (Mont-de-Marsan) will be accompanied by two other players. One of them could be Teddy Thomas.Negotiations with Racing Metro have failed as the training compensation of the Biarrot would be too high. BO could therefore keep him. This was implied Serge Blanco Saturday with a wide smile.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'garamond'"><span style="color: black"><strong></strong></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'garamond'"><span style="color: black"><strong>Centre:</strong> Benoît Baby, Seremaia Burotu, <u>Nick De Luca</u> (Edinburgh), Charles Gimenez, Kevin Haget.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'garamond'"><span style="color: black"><strong></strong></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'garamond'"><span style="color: black"><strong>Back:</strong> Paul Couet-Lannes. And maybe Joe Pietersen, if he agrees to reduce his salary as some of his teammates have done by a reported 40%."</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tony Manx, post: 634609, member: 50236"] [SIZE=4][FONT=garamond]I repeat the article on the Sud Ouest Paper today indicating that Blanco has managed to persuade the idiots on the BOard to re appoint him for SIX YEARS to ensure that BO will never survive and will slowly expire! He also announces that a foreign coach (expected to be a New Zealander who may or may not have had a term with BO....tica!) and that Lecouls (Another BOdy) will be scrum coach...........The budget has been ciut by a third and I do not comment further at this time as I get over the shock of SIX more YEARS for the worst CEO in French rugby who has presided over the biggest decline of any Top 14 team in probably its history! [COLOR=black]"ON Saturday, [B]Serge Blanco[/B] announced to the partners of Biarritz Olympique the draft next season in Pro D2. Besides his re-election for six years as president of the club, and the[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [URL="http://http//www.sudouest.fr/2014/04/05/rugby-un-budget-en-baisse-et-un-coach-etranger-pour-le-biarritz-olympique-1517004-4563.php"]decrease in the budget[/URL][SIZE=4][FONT=garamond][COLOR=black](€ 16.7 million to 11.7), the squad for the next team were unveiled. It will be headed by a "foreign" manager, assisted by two coaches and a specialist in scrum (Benoît Lecouls).[/COLOR] [COLOR=black] Position by position [B](underlined names are the recruits)[/B], here is the composition of the group Biarrot 2014-2015. [/COLOR] [COLOR=black][B]Left pillar: [/B] [U]Franck Montanella[/U] (ex-Newcastle) will support the young Johan Lourdelet. Another rookie is expected.[/COLOR] [COLOR=black][B] Hooker:[/B] Romain Ruffenach Jonah Dabti and [U]Elvis Levis[/U] (Béziers). A fourth hooker is expected. "And he will delight Biarrots" slipped President Serge Blanco.[/COLOR] [COLOR=black][B] Pillar right:[/B] Benedict Broster, [U]Stéphane Clément[/U] (La Rochelle) and Eugene Van Staden.[/COLOR] [COLOR=black][B] Second row:[/B] Erik Lund, Pelu Taele, [U]Edwin Hewitt[/U] (Natal Sharks), Mathias Marie, Addison Lockley, Eric Dos Santos.[/COLOR] [COLOR=black][B] Third line:[/B] Benedict Guyot, Tanguy Molcard and Alban Placines. Another is on course.[/COLOR] [COLOR=black][B] Third line center:[/B] Ueleni Fono will be accompanied by another number 8 Imanol Harinordoquy .... On possible retirement, the French international was present at the presentation of the new project.[/COLOR] [COLOR=black][B] Scrum half:[/B] Luix Roussarie and [U]Christophe Loustallot[/U] . Dimitri Yachvili may honour he last year of his contract at the club? A third scrum half will accompany the other two.[/COLOR] [COLOR=black][B] Flyhalf:[/B] Dan Waenga and [U]Yohan Le Bourhis[/U] (La Rochelle).[/COLOR] [COLOR=black][B] Winger:[/B] Takudzwa Ngwenya and [U]Vilikisa Salawa[/U] (Mont-de-Marsan) will be accompanied by two other players. One of them could be Teddy Thomas.Negotiations with Racing Metro have failed as the training compensation of the Biarrot would be too high. BO could therefore keep him. This was implied Serge Blanco Saturday with a wide smile.[/COLOR] [COLOR=black][B] Centre:[/B] Benoît Baby, Seremaia Burotu, [U]Nick De Luca[/U] (Edinburgh), Charles Gimenez, Kevin Haget.[/COLOR] [COLOR=black][B] Back:[/B] Paul Couet-Lannes. And maybe Joe Pietersen, if he agrees to reduce his salary as some of his teammates have done by a reported 40%."[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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