Rugby, National: the recovery was too harsh for the representative of Dordogne

In Chambéry, the recovery promised to be tough for the Capistes who had been exempt the previous weekend (their last outing dates back to December 13 in Tarbes, defeat 30-23, while the Chambérians had just lost 17-13 in Massy on January 10) . Both in terms of the climate and the opposition, in a leader who came to seek a defensive bonus point in the first leg at Périgueux (18-13), on September 7, and who has the best defense in the National championship this season.

CAP experienced it since it was unable to score in the first period. Reduced to fourteen on a yellow card in the 6th minute, he saw the Savoyard opener Thibaut Moreno open the scoring on a penalty in the 10th and do it again in the 22nd for his team to lead 6-0. The Périgourdins were nevertheless in the game until near half-time, when they conceded a new penalty from Moreno and, above all, a try from Lasha Tabidze, former pillar of Biarritz and Bordeaux-Bègles. Hence a score of 14 to 0 at the break.

Vidal saves honor

Périgueux then changed its entire first line but lost a player to a blue card just before the hour mark. And Chambéry drove home the point with a second try scored by hooker Yan Tabarot and converted by Arwel Robson (21-0, 62nd).

The Savoyards then tried to get the offensive bonus but Thomas Vidal thwarted their will less than ten minutes from the end. Anderson Neisen transformed and the Périgourdins could still envisage bringing home a point. Hope vanished five minutes later (76th), with a third Chambéry try signed Joseph Exshaw and transformed by Aubin Eymeri (28-7 final score).

The Capistes therefore return empty-handed. They will have to take points on Saturday January 24 (3 p.m.), at the Roger-Dantou stadium, against the twelfth in the standings, Marcq-en-Bar'ul, which hosts Massy this Saturday.

Find the full report and reactions in “DL” this Monday, January 20.