As expected, it was a very young Normandy reserve who came to challenge Taulé/Carantec. An inexperienced formation, therefore, but very mobile as the first minutes would demonstrate, the Léonardes struggling to establish their game, and their authority. At the same time, we felt that the visitors were not going to be able to contain the locals who were gradually gaining strength for long, until they created a first significant gap under the leadership of their wingers Trébaol and Dervoët (10-4, 16 ‘). Without particularly shining, but focusing on keeping the ball alive, Taulé/Carantec were in the lead ahead of the willing Rouennaises. If the bill could have been even heavier without Prévost’s saves, mass would have been said at the break (18-10, 30’).
“I was able to spin”
The rest was of the same order, the North Finistère players relying on their individualities in the service of a collective mastering their subject despite a few absences perhaps due to a lack of adversity. A time-out was even necessary to revive the sometimes sleepy locals (24-16, 43′). Then awakened by Vidie, often at the conclusion of Leonardo’s offensives, while the Normans, even below, continued to repeat their scales without feeling sorry for themselves. In the end, if the manner was not really there, Romain Dusserre could be satisfied with this indisputable success (34-22, 60′). “It wasn’t the match of the year, but we met our objectives, and I was able to make it happen. This is the main thing, even if we sometimes lack sharpness. »
The technical sheet
Referees: MM. Esline and Le Bonniec.
TAULÉ/CARANTEC : Courjaud (18′, 2 saves), Casamajou (42′, 6 saves), Hervé (4 goals), Dervoët (3), Trebaol (5), Vidie (13), L. Bihan (1), G. Bihan ( 4), Granger (2), Le Bras (1), Rodrigues (1). Four minutes of temporary exclusion.
ROUEN : Prévost (60′, 11 saves), Bologna (3 goals), Barbette (3), Lothon (2), Watremez-Jonot (2), Niang (5), Grégoire (5), Ruelland (2). Four minutes of temporary exclusion
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