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Although favorite, Villefranche XIII Aveyron lost to VARL in the Coupe de France
This Sunday, January 5, Villefranche XIII Aveyron traveled to Villegailhenc Aragon for the round of 16 of the French Lord Derby Cup. For the occasion Villefranche XIII found a well-known opponent.
Defeated last season in the final by the Villefranchois, the VARL players took their revenge this year by eliminating them in the 8th. By winning by 27 to 12, the Audois achieved a great feat!
Without energy
If for Villefranhce XIII Aveyron the Coupe de France Lord Derby was not the first objective, there was no question of overdoing these meetings. At the end of the match, between the VARL and the Wolves, it was obvious that Aude wanted to win as the Aveyronnais missed out on their match. Facing the Carcassonne reservists, the Villefranchois appeared without juice, very borrowed in their play and often dominated in the tackles.
Against them, the Audois imposed their game to snatch a well-deserved victory. Certainly the defeat appears to be a poor performance for the staff players David Collado, Julien Larroque and Bastien Dintilhac, but there is no fire in the house. The staff will be able to learn the lessons of this defeat to move forward and get the local team back on track. For this meeting, Titouan Martinod, Vladika Nikolic, Dredin Sorensen, Matthieu Bassin were left to rest.
The Aveyron composition was made up of Jordan Kempnich, Kamaldine Sebea, Nickson Ugaia, Joel Stocks, Tom Carrasco; Pierre Carivenc, Romain Pallares (cap), Paul Sangaré, Hugh Sedger, Kévin Sournac, Jérémy Ginestet, Jack Glossop, Alexandre Roux, Christopher Lafon, Martin Gohon, Morgan Andral, Yassine Al Ghannoufi.
The other qualified
In the other matches, the following are qualified: Carpentras against Tonneins, Toulouse Olympique against Ille, Limoux against Lézignan, Albi on the Palau field, Carcassonne against Saint-Gaudens, Saint-Estève in Avignon and Villeneuve against Pia.
Sunday 12, Villefranche XIII Aveyron will welcome the undisputed leader of the Super XIII, AS Carcassonne, a choice piece on the Wolves menu.
