It is impossible to expect an offensive festival between the last two in the Pro D2 ranking, the two worst test markers, who have never obtained offensive bonus this season. This is what happened between Valence Romans and the Nice stadium (57-34), which broke both the record for the number of tests (13) and marked points (91) in the championship. A prestigious victory for the Damiers, who remain in a barragist position. Nice sees the maintenance moving away a little more.
Fear match between the two teams in the red zone, after a duel already very hung on the outward journey, but again Valence Romans won against Nice (57-34). First improved victory of the season for the Damiers, despite five tests collected, but which only scratches a point on the teams in front. For its part, the Nice stadium continues a 11th consecutive defeat.
The VRDR kills the match …?
It must be said that the Azureans opened the doors in defense. Vachon made a breakthrough with Pauvert, who gave him, but the third line was missing the ball facing the in-goal (6th). The counter was unlocked when Mawalu picked up the Nice defense, before finding his half Menzel melee half inside (7-3, 14th). Same diagram with a above Meret for himself, before serving Deligny (14-3, 18th). The hooker that was then found in the alignment of the rear for a crossed. Bholi continued his work to send Pontanier to the test (21-3, 23rd). It was the Mawalu winger who played like a front by sending his opponent to the ground of a percussion, before a decisive pass for Roux (28-3, 28th). Opportunistic on a ball that fell from a ruck, Meret gave a test in Pauvert (35-15, 37th).
A painful sequence, but the Niçois did not give up and showed great realism, marking on each entry into the 22 opposing. Jules Gimbert, very legs, wore his teammates. He opened the scoring on penalty (11th), took advantage of the work of his big ones who created a space flush so that he would go flatten between the posts (28-10, 29th), and organized the game of his pack after a touch in a touch in The 22m, to send a downside to Smiler (28-15, 35th). Again on a series of percussion of his forwards, he plunged ras to make it a reality (35-22, 40th). An already crazy first period when the defenses were not at the party.
-Doubled from Mawalu, lined with records
The meeting continued on the same pace after the break. Roziere took advantage of a defense that remained in the locker room to unravel full axis and meet for Marrou, who went there (40-22, 43rd). Meret sent a kick directly in touch, offering a good attack ball to the Niçois. Still effective offensively, they created a fixing point in the axis with their forwards, to send Delas to mark on the wing (40-27, 46th). Less effective in defense, a touch of ten meters from their in-goal. The wing was left completely free for Mawalu (50-27, 52nd). The Azureans recovered their dismissal, and progressed by pick and go until the test of their Martinez pillar (50-34, 55th).
We had not yet reached the time of play that this match was already in the history of the Pro D2, equaling both the record of tests and points marked. Then the pace slowed down. The two teams lacked opportunities to score on keys, via a launch not straight from Nice (61st) or an illegal maul of the VRDR (63rd). Several kicks released directly in touch too. The checkers ended up the meeting less well. Guillomot even took a yellow card (71st), without consequences, Ross who could not score on the penalty played by hand. On the contrary, the Drômoise victory was sealed on a short-knit referral, sanctioned by a victorious breakthrough of Mawalu (57-34, 75th). Victory with the bonus for the VRDR, but without change in the standings, the direct competitors remaining at the same time. The last stadium, last, which no longer seems to be one of these competitors with its 14 points behind.
