Amateur rugby – Federal 1: forbidden defeat for US L’Isle-Jourdain against the red lantern Lavaur

For the opening of the season in Tarn, the Lislois crushed their opponents with a score of 14 to 41. Since then, the Vauréens have not really been able to recover their health and the ostracization of their coach, Julien Lauvernet , didn’t change much.

But, despite everything, this team should be taken very seriously. His second victory was at the start of the month against Castelnaudary. There are also far from ridiculous scores away from home for a month and a half, just like a lot of resistance against Mazamet (23-26) or against Saint-Sulpice (23-28)… Things are moving among the Vauréens.

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And this reception in Lapalu can leave room for a few surprises if you are not careful. Lavaur has a fairly complete squad, a rugby of movement and, moreover, the club has no pressure and making a splash in the Gers could be, in the end, a very good challenge.

Enforce hierarchy

On the Lislois side, following the incredible defeat against Blagnac in Lapalu, we were able to raise the bar and win twice, in Toulouse and last Sunday during the derby against Grenade-sur-Garonne. A match which will still go down in history for its volume of play despite deplorable conditions. But looking back on these two matches, we can simply regret the two offensive bonus points which were lost at the end of the match and which could have put the USL at the foot of the podium.

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But no matter, the victory at home was won in style. Faced with Lavaur, in any case, the question of winning or losing does not even arise. We must respect the ranking hierarchy but also stock up on points in order to finish this year well, heal the wounds and prepare, already, to start off on the right foot.

“We will have to remain on our guard”

However, distrust must be in order, Lavaur has nothing to lose and last year the Tarnais had prepared very well for this meeting, countering the USL on its strong points before suffering a lot and suffering a big defeat 35 to 7. Paul Aygobère, co-coach of the USL, is of this opinion: “We know these matches, they are never easy. Lavaur is last but has great individualities and has nothing to lose. They are capable to have a burst of pride We will therefore have to stay on our guard, we worked well this week and regained confidence with two big performances.

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“We want to finish the calendar year well by validating the work done since the beginning. We will not take this match lightly in order to better plan for the return phase which will be more favorable. At the effective level, we will make our youth speak and the Lislois fiber and that makes us happy. It’s Fabien Labro, a well-known name in Lislois, who will start the meeting in the scrum. There will also be the young Destarac and others”, announces Paul Aygobère.

Kick-off of the match at 3:15 p.m. Please note, the Espoirs will play on the Hol synthetic pitch.