Boris Diaw and his team of friends Biscarrosse (Simon Darnauzan, Nicolas Gayon, the Beesley brothers Kevin and Cédric, Jean-Daniel Barrouillet…) achieved their goal: winning the Landes (World) Cup! It was yesterday evening, in Mont-de-Marsan, in the Plumaçon arenas, which welcomed 8,000 people for the occasion.
Including quite a few personalities (Tony Parker, Thomas Pesquet, Ronny Turiaf, Florent Piétrus and Jérôme Fernandez), who came to witness the coronation of this team of forty-year-olds, against ESMS (N2).
Starting with a 49-point lead to compensate for the seven divisions difference between the two teams, Biscarrosse being on its side in D3, Boris Diaw and his comrades generally managed their advantage well, even if they made themselves a little fear at the end, winning by only 9 points (107-98).
They therefore “technically” lost the match by 40 points, but are indeed champions of the Coupe des Landes.
“A final is always difficult” explained the former captain of the Blues in Skweek. “ESMS gave everything. Huge respect to this team. It's very difficult to come up with so many points. They never gave up. They went until the end of the match. I am also proud of my team of forty-year-olds. Succeed in holding out to the end against the attacks of this ESMS team. We took hail from the start. We managed to hold on in the middle but in the end, the same, the breath, the lack of training, the years, the age, we really suffered. »
On the part of the public and the opponents, there was a mixture of respect and frustration at this victory.
“It’s the first time I’ve won a match by 40 points and lost,” railed Rémi Lesca, the opposing leader. “We don’t even fight against ourselves. We are fighting against something that is impossible. From there, it's annoying. Yes, they have a story. They're not all friends, that's what annoys me. Me, I'm happy for Boris, because he's a good guy. He went to look for something. On the other hand, when we call all the Landes to look for non-transferred people, to try to form a team, that's what annoys me the most. Afterwards, it's sport. The arenas are not happy that they are the ones who won. »
