Surprised on the Valence-Roman field on the last day, Grenoble returned to success by winning very largely at home against Nice (47-17), Friday during the 27th day of Pro D2. Brive, who chained at the expense of Provence in Corrèze (24-17) a fifth victory in a row, remains on the lookout for second place and carried out the beautiful operation of the evening. Colomiers, executioner Thursday from Agen, completes the podium.
The Grenoblois now know the recipe by heart. She had borne fruit after the two consecutive defeats of the leader, against Soyaux-Angoulême and Agen, she paid again on Friday to get up from the reverse conceded on the last day on the lawn of a reversing Valencia-Romans team. This time, it was not Mont-de-Marsan, against whom the FCG had found a smile on April 4, which presented itself at the Stade des Alpes, but Nice. And the Isérois offered themselves a small health walk (47-17). Authors of an impressive first half (six tests and 40-17 at the break, offensive bonus to the key) facing the last in the ranking, Wilfried Hulleu, author of a double, and the Grenoblois were able to quietly manage their broad advance on the return from the locker room, with this time a single test marked, by the third line Antonin Berruyer.
In the shock of the day, in Corrèze against Provence, Brive would have liked to walk too. This was not at all the case. The essential is nevertheless assured for the Brivistes, who chained a fifth victory (24-17) at the expense of their rival, which they at the same time relegated to seven lengths, signing there the very beautiful operation of the evening.
Brive is almost there
Another victory and Brive will indeed be guaranteed to finish second and therefore to qualify directly for the semi-finals. Despite a very good match, the CAB nevertheless trembled to the end against Provencals who remained on two victories before going to one of their direct competitors and had found the entrance flaw, on a test by Adrien Lapègue. Sanctioned four times with a yellow card, Guillaume Piazzoli, author of the third and last test of his team on Friday, and his family can regret their indiscipline.
The end of the series for Provence, which remains at the foot of the podium, just behind currently unstoppable columérins (four victories in a row) who had subjected the heaviest defeat in his history in Agen on Thursday since its relegation in Pro D2. Béziers, executioner of Mont-de-Marsan (37-12) a week after losing in Provence, still closes the top 5.
