Life in blue and white
Infirmary: Valentin Gayraud spared after a calf scare. Replacing Grenoble, third row Valentin Gayraud is not in the group this time following “a calf scare”. Manager Sébastien Calvet “prefers not to take the risk of bringing him back too soon, I want to have him at 200% against Montauban”. Martin Devergie was ill at the start of the week. On the other hand, Hayam El Bibouji, Théo Belan and Loris Tolot are all operational and should reappear during the next block. Only Madigan and Buttin remain in the infirmary.
Arbitration: Sébastien Calvet requests equal treatment. After two tries refused against Colomiers by video refereeing, which surely deprived the SUA of the offensive bonus (27-18), manager Sébastien Calvet spoke during the post-match reception with the video referee in the evening, Christophe Berdos. “I told him that I don’t mind the systematic use of video, but that I also want it outside. » This was not the case in Grenoble (37-10) where referee Pierre Bru validated an Isérois try without using video, even though it was marred by a forward…
Schedule: SU Agen will return at 7:30 p.m. after the derby. In prime time next Thursday (9 p.m.) for the derby against Montauban at the opening of the 11e day, the Agenais will then continue two days at the usual schedule (Friday at 7:30 p.m.). After the break, they will attack the third block in Béziers (November 29), before receiving Oyonnax (December 6). If the reception at Aurillac (December 13) should continue on a Friday at 7:30 p.m., the shock at Brive (December 20) could once again have the honors of prime time.
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