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L'ancien pilier Nicolas Mas de retour à l'USAP comme entraîneur

Nicolas Mas (à gauche) et David Marty ont évolué ensemble en équipe de France et à l'USAP durant de longues années. Ils feront à nouveau équipe la saison prochaine, cette fois en tant qu'entraîneurs du club catalan. (photo FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images)

C’est un monument de son histoire que l’USAP faire venir à la maison. Le club catalan a annoncé ce jeudi que l’ancier pilier Nicolas Mas allait intégrer le staff technique à partir de la saison 2025-2026.

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‘Le Bus’ sera entraîneur adjoint des avants, spécifiquement en charge de la mêlée. Sous l’égide du manager Franck Azéma, il fonctionnera en binôme avec Mathieu Cidre. Le duo vient remplacer Perry Freshwater, qui rejoindra le Stade Français à la reprise.

L’arrivée de Cidre, actuel entraîneur de Vannes, était un secret de Polichinelle et circulait depuis de nombreuses semaines. Celle de Mas, en revanche, était un secret bien gardé.

Le pilier le plus capé de l’histoire des Bleus (85 sélections) coulait depuis sa retraite sportive en 2016 des jours heureux loin des terrains. Passionné de mécanique et notamment des vieilles VW Coccinelle, il s’était reconverti mécanicien et on ne l’imaginait pas revenir à Aimé-Giral autrement qu’en supporteur.

 

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D’autant que son départ de Perpignan pour Montpellier, quatre ans après le titre de champion de France de 2009, avait laissé des traces. « Les dirigeants de l’époque m’ont dégagé, ça reste une cicatrice. On a dit que j’étais parti pour l’argent mais, si ça avait été le cas, je serais parti bien avant », avait-il lâché dans L’Indépendant, en 2016.

Visiblement, de l’eau a coulé sous les ponts depuis. Et la présence de David Marty, une autre légende catalane, dans le staff et celle d’Azéma, déjà entraîneur lors des belles années de l’USAP, dans les années 2000, n’y sont sans doute pas étrangères.

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« C’est une fierté pour moi de rejoindre ce staff, je vais donner le maximum pour aider ce club qui m’a tellement apporté durant de nombreuses années. J’ai vécu des moments marquants et forts avec David et Franck et le fait de venir me chercher pour rentrer dans ce projet est pour moi une marque de respect et je n’ai pas hésité à accepter », a d’ailleurs confirmé Nicolas Mas dans un communiqué diffusé par le club

13e de Top 14 avec deux points d’avance sur Vannes à six journées de la fin du championnat, Perpignan n’a pas encore assuré sa place dans l’élite du rugby français.

Les Catalans disputent samedi les 8es de finale de Challenge Cup contre le Racing 92 à Aimé-Giral.

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