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“Taking the bonus against Oyo, who would have thought it? “. Friday evening, at the star lounge in Armandie, Philippe Sella analyzed the SUA victory over Oyonnax (28-14) with center Peyo Muscarditz.
The star lounge of the Ferrasse stand in Armandie is a good barometer. The better the performance of the SUA, the less the partners’ guests remain glued to their standing table during the meeting. On Friday evening, the lounge was completely empty to witness Lucas Martins’ interception leading to the try that earned the bonus point.
The victory (28-14) of Sporting over Oyonnax with four banderillas including three from Etcheverry seduced an audience which got to the heart of the matter with the red card (12th) received by the Fijian third row Ramotabua for a dangerous tackle on the half from Agenais Bellot.
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Peyo had not forgotten the defeat in Aix
“With this red card, we could have believed that the referee was going to compensate, which would have pushed us to be more passive,” explained Peyo Muscarditz on Friday evening, hotly. Just after the final whistle, the SUA center was the guest of Philippe Sella, the legendary number 13 from Agen, for the traditional debrief in the star lounge. Peyo was relevant in his analysis.
He notably recalled that on August 30, in Aix, Agen lost (18-21) at the Maurice David stadium while Aix had taken a red fairly early in the game. In the 55th minute, Piazzoli lifted Olmstead before landing him on his head. Sporting had not been able to take advantage of its numerical superiority. He did not repeat this error in front of Oyonnax.
-“However, we had a good match in Aix but then we lost at home against Nice (12-16), continued Muscarditz. Before Montauban, we had some good matches but we didn’t know how to be pragmatic at home. We must respect all opponents, not just the big ones.”
“Produce games but not excessively”
Aurillac is today 12th in the ranking with 26 points, like Agen which occupies 11th place. The Auvergnats will be on Friday December 13 in Armandie (7:30 p.m.). They will be respected, Peyo promised. “We will work in humility to prepare for the arrival of this valiant team. Her start to the championship was complicated at home but she performed well away from home. The terrain and current climatic conditions suit them. It will be a good opportunity to show that we have progressed.”
Against Oyonnax, the Agenais demonstrated that they had improved in the management of the game, as Philippe Sella underlined. “They used their foot to play at the opponent but they animated when necessary.”
Peyo returned to this subject. “It is necessary to advocate play but not necessarily excessively. In high-level rugby, kicking allows you to shift the pressure and get ahead. In aerial warfare it is sometimes overused. Today (Friday) we did it well. In periods under pressure, we also knew how to respond through play.” Healthy alternation. And as Agen did not escape in the rucks and mauls, the result was there with a cherry on the cake: the bonus point. “Who would have thought it? », smiled Peyo Muscarditz.
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