For this national semi-final, between the Racing Club Narbonnais and the US Carcassonne, on Saturday May 10 at 7 p.m. at the Sports Park, the referee is the same as during the derby on April 12 in the same enclosure of the Audoise sub-prefecture.
Her designation was expected, she is now official. Saturday, May 10 (7 p.m.), during the national semi-final, Julien Caulier will be at the whistle in the center of the field between the Racing Club Narbonnais and the US Carcassonne. This referee is far from being unknown to the two Audoise stables. For the simple and good reason that on April 12, during the victory of the yellow and black in the sports park (13-17), it was the referee affiliated with the Occitanie League who was already in the middle of the field.
This season, Julien Caulier has already arbitrated other matches of the two training courses, such as the reception of Albi in Domec where the USC won 27 to 19. And also, during the trip from Racing to Tarbes, for the victory of the Narbonnais 17 to 19, as with their reception of Albi (victory 22-17).
It is also a referee accustomed to the jousts of the pro D2, especially on the sidelines. For this semi-final, he will be assisted by Florian Capelle and Rémi Janotto.
In the other semi-final between Chambéry and Rouen, Saturday May 10 (7 p.m.), Thibault Santamaria will be the central referee. Consultant in the staff of the Racing Club Narbonnais, educator among young people of the club, he is used to being at the whistle of national matches. But for several months, the Narbonne summary has been taking more and more stripes, especially in Pro D2. He will be associated by François Bouzac and Guillaume Ferrer.
