Beziers have new shareholders

Reported by Midi Olumpique it has been announced that Beziers have new shareholders.

The acquisition of Beziers was made official. A press conference was given by the mayor of Béziers and now former owner of the club Robert Ménard, accompanied by Bob Skinstad and Andrew Merthens, the new main shareholders. The outlines of this new ASBH were discussed.

The acquisition of the club was made official at a press conference.

Who attended?  Bob Skinstad, 2007 world champion with the Springboks and Andrew Merthens, 70 caps under the All Blacks jersey and former player (2010-2011) and coach (2011-2013) of the Hérault club

You can't imagine how happy I am, it's the end result of four years of work ," Robert Ménard says to get to the heart of the matter. For an hour, the three men detailed the details of this operation. The investment fund Strantford Capital now owns 75% of the club.

Andrew Merthens will be based in Paris while Bob Skinstad will sail between London, South Africa and Béziers. But the two former players promise a flawless investment. Eddie Jordan is currently receiving treatment but, according to his two partners in this adventure, is very excited by the project and is teeming with ideas.

How did the former boss of a Formula 1 team end up investing in ASBH at the age of 76? It's a long story. Former partners under the red and blue jersey and still friends, Andrew Merthens and the ex-England scrum-half Johnny Howard imagined themselves returning to Béziers' bedside. A consultant during the World Cup, the famous fly-half met up with his former opponent Bob Skinstad, who was also involved in the event. He told him about the project and the man who wore the Durban Sharks jersey made the connection with Eddie Jordan, an acquaintance he met in South Africa.