Who would have said that AS Saint-Delphin, which plays in Nationale 3F, would take the place of their elders Ambitions Girondines in the Coupe de France Trophy? As a reminder, the Ambiteuses who moved up this season to N1F with the title of French N2F champions hold their rank (5th/17 pts) at this level, but for technical reasons, they are not lining up this year in the Trophy Coupe de France, no more than in the “Sud Ouest” Cup which does not go higher than the N2. It is therefore the reservists, mainly the U20s and the U18s, called to play later as a flag team, who wear the green colors of Villenave-d'Ornon loud and clear.
And this is timely because the protégés of Thomas Bergey – who knows these young people inside out, training them for many years – are climbing the ladder by leaps and bounds. Promoted this season for the first time to N3F, the young Villenvienses who are aiming to maintain their position released on Saturday in Riffiod – and for the first day back – first place in their group D after their victory over Cholet (44-42). We can bet that this round of 16, for which Saint-Delphin qualified in mid-December ahead of a team from their group (Feytiat 49-55), will be completed with the same brilliance against Canet who are also in N3, but in group B (3rd/20 pts).
This is the wish of Villenavez President Frédéric Tauzin: “Our young people, who are supervised by a trio of experienced players like their captain Andrea Corceiro, will bravely play their luck and without pressure against a team of visiting big players. budget. »
The match
AS Saint-Delphin (N3F) – Canet (N3F), this Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Elisabeth-Riffiod hall in Villenave-d'Ornon.
-Gentlemen
Saint-Médard still in the running. Among the men, for these 8th finals of the Coupe de France Trophy, the Saint-Médard-en-Jalles team, current resident of N3M (3rd/23 pts) and winner of Adour Dax (Prénationale) in the previous round ( 81-72), will travel to Brissac, to a poorly ranked N2M (11th/17 pts).
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