the essential
11 years after his last appearance at the Camille-Guibert stadium in Decazeville, Lormont showed on Sunday that this team is still very difficult to maneuver and is not at the top of the table by chance.
The reception of the Girondins foreshadowed a difficult afternoon for the Decazevillois. It must be admitted that it was and the score of 18 to 3 seems almost heavy for the Girondins even if in the last minutes Sporting almost went for an offensive bonus.
While the Aveyronnais pressed Lormont close to his line, a stupid mistake allowed the “orange and black” to loosen the grip. A small regret certainly but the victory alone rewards a great riot of energy from the “blue and white”.
It was a bit like the sound heard in Anthony Julian's post-match speech: “very happy with the victory. This meeting was very balanced for 80 minutes. It's a very good Lormont team, solid up front, and We were able to compete today, but we still have an injury and some cards and we will have to work hard this week to host Causse Vézère.
Indeed, Gabin Arrazat will be deprived of a match on Sunday for concussion while Quentin Guibert will follow the match from the sidelines, suspended for 1 match for two yellow cards received during the same match.
“Total commitment from the players”
Even if Sporting was always ahead in the score, we had the feeling around the barriers that this Gironde team could change the match at any time.
But instead it was the Decazevillois who finished strongly which Étienne Rous appreciated at the end of the match. “An important victory for the rest of the season against a great Lormont team, strong in commitment. We were undisciplined in the first half and deprived of the ball but we had exemplary defense and total commitment from the players Up front, they put in another pretty sensational match and behind, despite the injuries, we managed to be serious and diligent.
It's frustrating not to get this bonus point at the end” and to look forward to the break, “there's still a march on Sunday against Causse Vézère and we will have had a good first part of the season.”
No surprises in the results of the group which sees the Decazevillois return to a tie with Lormont in 3rd place but with a match late in Belvès.
Team B resists well but loses 14 to 29
With a 22-0 lead at the break, we expected the Girondins to go it alone. On the contrary, the men of the duo Alexandre Malpel and Sébastien Alaux symbolically won the second act thanks to two tries from Gaétan Gistau and Théo Lascoux but they still suffered from the lack of squad, the former Jérôme Accorsi having had to put on his crampons again to the opportunity.
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