In the aftermath of the defeat of the leader Grenoble, Provence Rugby and Brive did not let the opportunity to get closer to the Pro D2 classification. Béziers takes advantage of Montauban’s false-pas to take fourth place.
The opportunity was too good. While Grenoble fell this Thursday on the lawn of Soyaux-Angoulême at the opening of the 23rd day of Pro D2, the leaders’ pursuers could take the opportunity. But, for Provence Rugby, it was not as simple as it against Colomiers. The first period saw the scorers highlight with three successes for Ugo Pacome against only one for Joris Cazenave and a six -point advantage at the break for the Columérins. Rodrigo Marta launched the second act of Colomiers perfectly with the first try of the match. However, the Provençaux replied with two achievements in eight minutes to regain control with one point ahead.
The last 20 minutes have been summed up with a new goat duel for an unchanged gap. Provence Rugby very much won (24-23) and returns to twelve points from the leader. It is the same for Brive, who dominated Mont-de-Marsan on his lawn. With two trials in the first period and a solid defense which left only two penalties to Christophe Loustalot, the Correzians found their locker room with eight lengths in advance. An ascendant reinforced at the start of the second period with two tries in 20 minutes. The end of the match saw the Montois wake up but it was too late. The CAB prevails with the offensive bonus (33-20) and returns equally points with Provence Rugby.
Béziers seizes her luck
Behind this trio, Montauban lowered pavilion. On the move on the lawn of a team from Oyonnax in great disseminated, the Montalbanais fell heavily. If they have reacted to the opening of the early score of the Haut-Bugey players, the test registered by Joseph Powell shortly after the quarter of an hour of play will remain their only in this match. A second missed period, with five tests cashed, sealed this defeat (39-7), which opened the door to Béziers when Oyonnax gives itself in the maintenance race. What the Héraultais did not fail to take advantage. Against a well-muzzled Nevers team during the first 40 minutes, the Biterrois did not make the difference with a non-transformed test and a penalty offering them a lead of only two points. The start of the second act was more convincing with three trials in the space of fifteen minutes to seal the fate of the game. The Uson reacted a quarter of an hour from the siren, only reducing the gap. With this victory (27-13), Béziers resumes fourth place in Montauban, which sees Soyaux-Angoulême double Colomiers for seventh place and get closer to one point in Montauban.
Nice finds a little smile
At the bottom of the table, Nice ended a series of fifteen consecutive defeats during the reception of Agen. Flavio Asquini was in the oven and the mill in the first period to give seven points ahead of his family, the Sua responding just before the break by John Madigan. The start of the second period saw the two teams go blow for blow and then the Agena taking control to carry out eight points just over ten minutes from the end of the match. However, Pierre Strippoli then Baptiste Lafond allow Nice to tear off the victory (31-29). A fourteenth defeat of the season which puts Agen at the gates of the red zone with three points ahead of Aurillac, which fell heavily on the lawn of Valence-Romans (41-14). A success that allows the VRDR to get out of the barragist’s place at the expense of the Aurillacois. Finally in a mid-table match, Biarritz took advantage of Al reception of Dax to sign a second victory in a row (34-33) and seize the ninth place in the classification at the expense of the Dacquois.
