Rugby – Federal 3 (32nd final first leg): GSF: confirm Sunday at home

By winning this Sunday, without any discussion, with a score of 25 to 21 on the lawn of the La Loue stadium, against the Ovalie Club Montluçon, the Groupe Sportif Figeacois has just overcome the first obstacle towards the continuation of the competition. Let’s not kid ourselves, a victory, certainly, but by only 4 small points, which means that, for the return match on Sunday at Marcel Costes, everything remains to be done, but we can legitimately believe in it. Despite some inaccuracies, the performance of the “Rouges et Noir” was more than convincing. Back to this meeting.
“I’m very happy to have found my friends again. It makes me very happy to come back, says pillar Anthony Ernest, who, benefiting from the double license with Maurs, ends his season in red and black. We had a very big match I think. A 32nd is very complicated to understand. We were told a very big pack, it’s true that it’s tough but we still moved them well! Next Sunday match back at home, it smells good. »
“Happy, yes, a somewhat complicated match,” underlines Marvin Loumingou with a smile. It’s never easy away against a big team. We have been preparing for this deadline for a month. We went into final phase mode. There are no photos on the content. As soon as we got our hands on the ball, despite some waste, our back lines made the difference. They’re gazelles, it’s going to 10,000. I’m confident for the return match. »
“I am very happy with this victory,” declared captain Dorian Castagné. Against this more than interesting team, we had a very coherent match. We are able to raise our level of play depending on the opponent, that’s a big plus. Let’s remain clear-headed, of course we have won, but there is still 50% of the way to go. In terms of content, I would say that it was one of the forwards’ best matches, in terms of investment and aggressiveness, they were very present. When we manage to create this link, before – three quarters, like today, we manage to move forward. The next step is to win at home on Sunday. »
Team B also defeated the hopes of RC Guéret Creuse quite easily with a score of 23 to 14. Dominant from the start of the match, Thibault Martinez’s teammates were in the lead throughout the game. without being really worried. The adventure continues with the round of 16 in two weeks against Tournon-sur-Rhône.
“We got off to a very good start by playing in their camp,” explains fly-half Alexandre Lacoste. With our very combative forwards we put the playing times together on a good basis. Up front it was very strong, they countered us on the rucks, but they were weaker at the back. We had difficulty putting our game together because there was too much desire and too much pressure. But the main thing is there, I’m very happy to get through this round, this group is doing really well and we don’t want it to end there. »