Federal 1 of the USL won in Lapalu in front of its audience against the leader Mazamet, with a score of 41 to 17, at the same time taking 1st place in the Tarnais. There were numerous reactions in the Lislois camp.
Philippe Castaing, co-president of the USL, said he was “very very happy, it’s a very good outcome of a deserved season for everyone, we are well within our objectives, we are first direct qualifiers, we do not can’t dream of better, the hopefuls are qualified with a play-off at home, our two cadet teams, the two junior teams are qualified, the women’s teams are qualified, it’s just happiness.”
Paul Aygobère, co-coach of the USL, explained: “We are extremely satisfied with what happened this afternoon, we played an almost perfect match. The boys put in a lot of energy, they were focused in this match; at a given moment, there was no more calculation to be made, we had to go for this bonus to obtain first place Because L’Isle-Jourdain, first in federal 1, was nothing. never happened and we might not see it again. Now we’re going to savor it and then we’re going to turn our attention to preparing for the finals.
Bertrand Bilhère, captain of the USL, also spoke: “We are delighted with the result, we finished first in the group, the work pays off as we said before the match. We worked hard all year, we We had a big slump at the beginning of December until January. We didn’t get down, we tightened up, we worked like crazy since then, and there you have it, what we see is that. we had this bonus point in the back of our minds, we knew we could get something to finish first, we gave everything to respect the sport, not to do calculations. We had the best match of the season. the content, in the management, we are really delighted. Now, all we have to do is enjoy.”
