Saint-Astier/Neuvic (5th/15 pts) – Bressols (6th/14 pts)
Lieu Neuvic (Planèze stadium). Hourly Sunday, November 17 at 3:15 p.m. Arbitrator Mr. Deyris (Nouvelle-Aquitaine).
SAINT-ASTIER/NEUVIC The group: Peyrat, Gard, Oustric, Delosières, Capellot, Avezou, Lafitte, Seguin, Delamarre, Dumortier, Brouqui, Rumbao, Tricker, Feigre, Rabier, Vanzo, Ropert, Fumarède, Rebierre, Dechamp, Mouffron, Stolarczyk, Fakalelu, Labeth.
Fifth and handicapped by injuries, Union Saint-Astier/Neuvic is under threat from its next host, Bressols, Sunday November 17. Another misstep at home could put Usan in a very uncomfortable situation. “It’s obvious. If we lose on Sunday, we will find ourselves playing for survival. We left too many points on the way so we can no longer afford it,” concedes Thomas Dupuy, the forwards coach.
While waiting for January and the return of the injured, we must not let the delay in the qualifying places increase, while Le Bugue and Rodez are well established in the first two ranks. “We really don’t have any luck with the injured. I almost have a complete pack unavailable, but we lost matches that we could win, like at Lacapelle-Marival (23-15) where everyone will win. It’s not the fault of our many absences. »
A final phase match
His group needs to find a little serenity so as not to fall into a negative spiral. “We must approach the Bressols meeting as a final phase meeting. We’re not talking about rugby here, the important thing will above all be motivation. » Usan must therefore be more consistent, like the end of the game against Saint-Cernin (37-20). The team woke up in the second half with two tries on well-constructed actions.
“We have to be more efficient on our movements and play more. We know that the team has the capacity. The questioning is obvious for the staff first, but also for the players,” concludes Dupuy.
Joffrey Tallet will be absent, injured in Cantal, replaced at the opening by Guillaume Avesou. Uatesoni Fakalelu returns to the group, like Sylvain Delosières and Pierre-Marie Capellot.
