the essential After a two-season adventure in Biarritz which ended badly, the English opener Brett Herron, who joined Colomiers Rugby this summer, will return to the lawn of Aguilera on Thursday evening in his new colors.
The chances of the calendar are sometimes facetious. Brett Herron, the new Colomiers opener, is back on Thursday evening in Biarritz, from the first day of the championship. “It’s crazy, isn’t it? “Laughs the English opener, who has a somewhat special history with the Basque club. It was there that Brett Herron discovered French rugby in the summer of 2021 from Harlequins. The BO was in the Top 14, Brett Herron played a decent season there (19 Top 14 matches) and then the Basque club went down to Pro D2. New season off to a good start with three starts last September and then… nothing, nothingness! We will not see the English opener on the field again, neither in Aguilera nor elsewhere. The reason ? “I don’t know, I never have a clear explanation”, says the new Colomiers opener who has been shelved for what will remain one of Aguilera’s “mysteries”… “After a few months, I I was fed up with this situation, I went home to my family. »
“Here, they believe in me”
Head to Ascot, not far from London, to rebuild your morale and imagine the future. Until the phone call from Yann Kergourlay, the recruitment manager at Colomiers, who had already made contact with Herron when he was playing at Harlequins. “You cannot know how his call made me happy. The fact that he contacted me again two years after our first exchanges made my choice easier. I felt that people believed in me, here, in Colomiers, “insists the 27-year-old opener, who took some information about Colomiers from his former Harlequins teammate, Michele Campagnaro, to finish to be convinced.
So Thursday evening, this return to Biarritz in the Columérin jersey, does he apprehend it? “No, on the contrary, I find it very exciting. And then you know, the supporters have always been great with me, and within the team, I always have friends with whom I have a relationship. I’m glad to see everyone again. »
No resentment, no revenge then? “No, none”, affirms Brett Herron who prefers to concentrate “on what I have to do, on the game. It’s just a game to play and I have to help Colomiers to try to win the victory. »
Arrived at the end of June in his new environment, Brett Herron appreciates the atmosphere that reigns around the Bendichou stadium: “It’s a great club, with a real family spirit. We feel that here they pay attention to the relationships between everyone. I was very well received. For my part, I am making efforts to improve my French because communication is very important. »
On the field side, the English opener had no trouble finding his marks. “I love the style of play that is practiced here, it’s the one I like,” says Brett Herron who loves attacking the line of advantage, playing and playing around him.
At 27, the native of Johannesburg (South Africa) where he lived until the age of 8, hopes to give a new start to his career after a last season in the fridge. And a successful first in Aguilera would not displease him…
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