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7 mois après la reprise, Flip van der Merwe quitte déjà le Biarritz Olympique

Après des années d'atermoiements, le Biarritz Olympique a enfin de nouveaux repreneurs (Photo by GAIZKA IROZ/AFP via Getty Images)

L’ancien deuxième-ligne international sud-africain Flip van der Merwe jette l’éponge pour divergences de stratégie avec ses collègues Marc Baget et Shaun Hegarty avec qui il avait repris le club début avril dernier. C’est lui-même qui a annoncé la nouvelle via les réseaux sociaux ce jeudi 28 novembre au matin.

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A peine huit mois après la reprise effective du Biarritz Olympique, c’est un coup dur pour la jeune équipe qui avait tant d’ambitions pour le club basque, notamment pour ses infrastructures.

Flip Van der Merwe (39 ans, 37 sélections pour les Springboks entre 2010 et 2015) était le seul des trois repreneurs à n’avoir jamais porté les couleurs du BO. Après avoir mis un terme à sa carrière en 2019, il avait néanmoins entretenu des liens étroits avec Biarritz où il y dirige deux entreprises : l’une spécialisée dans le conseil en data et l’autre dans les vélos à hydrogène. En juillet, il avait déjà été remplacé au poste de directeur général.

Dans son message publié sur X et titré « Merci. Thank You. Melisker », Flip van der Merwe exprime sa fierté et sa satisfaction d’avoir vu l’équipe évoluer au cours des sept derniers mois, mettant en avant la création d’un environnement qui permet aux joueurs et entraîneurs de s’épanouir. Sauf lui, visiblement.

En effet, il a décidé de se retirer : « Dans la vie, comme dans le rugby, trop de cuisiniers gâtent la sauce », reproche-t-il, sans entrer dans les détails. « Et à travers certaines décisions stratégiques récentes, je ne m’aligne plus avec les valeurs ni la direction du club. Je me retire donc de toute responsabilité de gestion et de propriété, convaincu que cette décision servira mieux le club. »

Optimiste pour la suite, il affirme cependant laisser « le club dans une position meilleure que celle dans laquelle je l’ai trouvé, et pour cela, j’en suis fier ». Biarritz est actuellement 4e de la Pro D2.

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Selon France Bleu Pays Basque, « cela fait plusieurs semaines que l’investisseur s’était retiré du club sur fond de mauvaise entente notamment à propos de la future rénovation du stade ».

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