the essential
Remaining on three consecutive victories, the promoted would like to achieve the pass of four on Sunday in Belvès. But the task promises to be complicated in the face of an opponent who is still very difficult to maneuver on his land.
“Belvès? It’s always hot there, with an often hostile environment and a bullfight atmosphere. You really have to have strong shoulders to win on this pitch.” This is a bit of the refrain that we have been hearing from specialists and veterans for several days. At least the stage is already set and the Villeneuvois who make the short trip to the Dordogne on Sunday know what to expect.
Because make no mistake, if the “Boars” are currently dragging their feet and bringing up the rear of the hen, if they seem very fragile outside their bases with fairly large defeats, they are capable of worrying any team in their garden, pushed by a burning audience.
Moreover, since the start of the season, they have only conceded a narrow defeat at home against Clermont-Cournon (16-20) on the very first day. Since then, the Belvésois have strengthened their pack with the recent arrivals of 3rd row Antoine Ruchaud (ex-Limoges) and Georgian second row Bachuki Gujaraidze having worn the colors of USVL 47 but also of RCV.
An RCV that takes confidence and experience
And on the promoted side? For the moment, the gang of David Ardilouze and David Tastet are rather in the nails with a series of three consecutive victories and good momentum allowing them to slip into a top 5, knowing that they have one match less compared to to his direct adversaries. Accounting, it is therefore rather interesting even if the season is still long. “The group progressed and we became aware of the level of performance and demands that we had to approach in Fédérale 2. Let’s not forget that we have a very young squad with kids aged 18, 19,” confides the general manager David Ardilouze.
During the last outing in front of Vergt in Choisy, it took character for this team to snatch the victory in the last seconds (23-20). “From this last match, the positive point that I would remember is great discipline with only ten penalties conceded, which is half as many as our recent performances. » Too bad that losses of bullets and some clumsiness often derailed sharp attacks. Particularly during a first quarter of an hour clearly to the advantage of the locals. “It’s clear, we need to be much more precise in our sequences and score more points on our highlights,” continues Ardilouze.
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What face will Jérôme Colombini’s fifteen adopt on this burning land of Dordogne? The idea will first be to bring back at least a little something from this complicated trip. Afterwards, if the RCV manages to produce the same copy as the “big ones” like Bergerac or Lormont, it is capable of bringing home a victory and concluding this third block in style. In all likelihood, pillar Thomas Cassagne and winger Luca Masetti should return to the group, pending the upcoming return of TGV Lucas Horeau.
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