Thoré Rugby Club 50 – AS Penne-Saint-Sylvestre 17
Travel shapes the young. Certainly, we can say it but, for the residents of the Lot who got up early on this first Sunday in May, this expedition into Tarn lands at Saint-Amans-Soult, at the foot of the Montagne Noire, within a drop of Mazamet, will not will not be remembered by those who took the bus at 7:30 a.m.
The ASPSS falls on stronger
This first round of the French challenge would pit the protégés of the trio Pagotto, Lascou, Delmouly against a solid team from Tarn. The perfect opportunity to measure yourself in a national competition with rugby elsewhere and what rugby. There was a strong autan wind blowing when Mr. Estabes kicked off this match. From the kick-off, the Tarnais, on the first ball recovered, rushed into the Penn defense, like a knife in a pot of rillettes, and the center Patural, after forty seconds of play, planted one of his three tries . Jourdain transformed (7-0, 1st).
The ASPSS, wait-and-see, too naive and visibly lacking in defense, suffered from the comparison. Missed tackles, absent support, approximations… In short, the Pennois were not there. This match was going to be a long journey for Rémy Ferret and his partners who suffered three other tries and a penalty for a 29-0 at the break, already heavy for the boys who had seduced us for eight months.
Occitanie rugby is rugby on another dimension. Complete rugby hits hard, moves at high speed, tackles hard. In short, all the ingredients put in the same basket by this Thoré Rugby Club team to overcome an ASPSS which suffered from the comparison. Sad to write and say. The Pennois were too soft for a team which had home advantage and which was complete in all its lines with experienced players in key positions. The ASPSS broke down at the worst time. The three attempts scored will be anecdotal for a severe 50-17.
A little tour and then it’s gone. Too bad, we pay to learn, learn and come together in our moments to move on to tomorrows where everything will involve work again and again.
M.-T. : 29-0. 250 spectators, strong south wind.
Arbitrator : Mr. Lucas Estabès.
Winners : 7 E Patural (1, 24, 40), Badell (25), Austruy (41), Vergnes (49), Barthes (75); 6 T Jourdain, Gary, 1 P Jourdain (38).
Defeated : 3 E Boudie (65), Jasinsky (67), Tancogne (80); 1 T Baret.
Thoré RC : Vidal; Austruy, Patural, Jourdain, Poussines; (o) Gary, (m) Castellar; Barthes (cap.), Vergues, Bouzac; Kappel, Goovaerts; Rey, Tailhades, Bardell. Entered into play: Leroy, Biau, Chazottes, Gonzalès, Fabre, Blanc Valéro.
ASPSS : Baret; Texeira, Laurent, Pereira, Pallard; (o) Marcetteau, (m) Sutra; Ferreira, Ferret (cap.), Lescombe; Nouelle, Cosio; Tancogne, Escande, Monteil. Entered into play: Jasinski, Locatelli, Bottacin, Boudie, Bailles, Barjou.
