DIn an accession reichel championship that is not easy, the hopes of the Langonnais stadium, trained by Alexandre Davesne and Kamal Ouaabi, have hung and now harvest the fruits of the work accomplished. last Saturday, they won the score of 22-18 against the Montois stadium, a hell of a performance against an opponent of size, which aimed at first place in the Poule, synonymous with the semi-final of the Challenge de France, with several young players who regularly rub shoulders with the pro team of the Landes club: “sincerely, Mont-de-Marsan, it is very thick,” sober Kamal Ouaabi. This success therefore forces admiration, especially since Langon was quickly back to the wall, led 0-12 after a big quarter. But, from the 20the Minute until half-time, the red and white overturned the situation by scoring three tests, to find ourselves in mind (19-12) at the break: “We returned to the score with game intentions, the desire to quickly play the balloons, underlines Ouaabi. The boys played released, it was pleasant. The recovery was harder. We were seven points ahead, we hung on this small mattress. We defended body and soul our advance to the end. We made a very good match, it is a largely deserved victory ”.
Maturity
After Albi (February 15, 27-23), the young Langonnais therefore signed their second victory of the season, against this Landes team of a completely different caliber. Is this the most successful match of the hopes in 2024-2025? “Yes I think, on management,” replied the hopes coach. At this level, you need maturity in terms of rugby and management, because as soon as you make a mistake, you pay it cash. It is the most successful, we felt a much more posed, freer game. Everyone played their role ”.
This success against the Montois is thus the pride of the group but also of the whole club. Above all, it symbolizes the remarkable evolution of this young team in the space of only a few months: “It is clear that if we take the photo between the first games at the start of the season and today, we are at the antipodes,” says Kamal Ouaabi. The level forces you from the requirement, it requires a lot of energy. But when you make games like this, it’s worth it. With its small means, the group was built, by dint of difficult situations. You have to congratulate the players, they took responsibility, and have set out to do something nice. ”
Undecided on their fate
The hopes of the Langonnais stadium will end their journey in reichel accession with a last trip, next Saturday in Tarbes, without real stake, except to finish in front of Albi in the classification of Pool 3 of the Challenge de France. Then, the future of this team will be linked to that of the pennant team, which plays on Sunday in the dam in Niort: if it is maintained in national, the hopes will then be kept in reichel accession. If the first team descends, the “reserve” of the Langonnais stadium will rock on the national hopes category.
