"We have to stay humble every weekends"

What are you expecting on Friday at the Stade des Alpes?

"First of all, well, it's a derby. That's it, it's still something special. There will be a lot of supporters on their side. Then there are a lot of players who will play, who are from the house. They're going to be overmotivated. Their teammates too. And then, as you said, it's a team that hasn't won yet. So, who needs points. She's going to try to find her first victory at home. "

The end of the last game is a reason for caution?

"Above all, humility. It is true that.... Anyway, I think that since the beginning of the year, we've missed a half-time game against Colomiers and a quarter of an hour in Mont-de-Marsan. And these are our two defeats. So it's true that I think that when you're focused, when you really play at your best, even if you're not really extraordinary, things go well. As soon as you let go of something, concentration, intensity, strategy, you are punished. Let us be careful and humble. You have to be every weekend. "

Do you really think this match against Valencia-Romans is a derby?

"I say that because everyone says so. No, I don't know. But, if your question is to say that the players are not necessarily Romans, etc., then you have to be careful. I understand. After that, it's still a derby, because Johann Authier, he's from here. That it is still in the clubs, whether it is the players, the staff, there is Reg' Lantheaume, who has been there, their physical preparation. Everyone knows each other more or less. And everyone wants to be well represented, in fact, when we meet. Because everyone is friends, knows each other, etc. And, in that sense, it's a derby. So, so frankly.... So I don't know if it's worth a Bourgoin-Grenoble from the 90s, but I think it's still a derby. "

This match will also be an opportunity to see Nigel Hunt at the Stade des Alpes...

"As a preamble, I told you, "Let's get the ointment out." It is true that Nigel has really marked the last decade of the CTUP. He was still both up, maintainers, all the big games. Nigel is a great player. Because he has this ability to be very strong in commitment. And also to be a very good rugby player, very technically fair, very clean, always very regular. And, as a result, he is a player who has been extremely important to the Club's success in recent years. "

Will you be happy to have him back?

"After the game, yeah. After the game, always.... Even if what we can only blame Nigel for is his poor level of French. But he still managed to be quite funny in the evening. So I'd rather see him over a beer after than have him in my ribs. (...) There are at least 40% foreigners, there are still many islanders. He regulated the thing well. It was like their dad for that. He's someone with a lot of humour. Who doesn't take himself seriously. Who is always very serious without taking himself seriously. So, even if he didn't speak French, whether it was about small actions, looks, little bullshit, he still had it pretty easy and, as a result, even if you don't speak French or English, you can understand yourself. And, it's true that, for that, he was pleasant. Because he's a pretty funny guy. "