US Mugron (11e/26 pts) – US Casteljaloux (5e/36 pts)
US CASTELJALOUX The groups: Laclotte, Bouges, Saubié, Lanzutti, Simple, Daré, Rochelli, Fourteau, Espagnet, Ligneau, Ranc, Ghirard, Tomiet, Leys, Tauron, Mijoint, Rossi, Barès, Lamothe, Lambrot, Lamothe, El Khaiter, Lustenberger.
Lieu Mugron (stade municipal De Hillette). Arbitrator Mr. Alexis Delvart (Nouvelle-Aquitaine). First leg 29-14. Hourly This Sunday at 3:30 p.m.
It’s a half-hearted trip that the men of Benoît Cazautets and Anthony Saint-Loubert will make this Sunday. Beaten in the first leg on the Lirac pitch, the Landais made a good impression at the time although beaten 29-14. The championship has since charted its course and the Mugronnais are somewhat behind, 11e with only 26 points. On their grass where the Cadets are going this Sunday, they lost against Mouguerre and also against the leader Rion-Morcenx, drew against Hasparren and beat Mérignac.
It is therefore important not to take them lightly! This is probably what their coaches hammered into them, and will continue to do, until the minutes before kick-off. Any slackening of motivation and any non-compliance with pre-match instructions on the part of Yoan Mijoint’s teammates risks being detrimental to them to the extent that the opponent will now fight to avoid relegation.
-A decisive block of matches
“It is in January that the destiny that awaits us for the month of May will be shaped,” co-president Bernard Téjada commented again this Friday. Either we impose our method and our strength this Sunday and the Sunday that follows by receiving Mouguerre and we celebrate in May by being among the qualified, or we capitulate like last year and we stay at home…”
To tell the truth, Casteljaloux, a traditionally festive town and club, deserves better than an end to the season that ends in “blood pudding”, as they say! In terms of bad news, the Cadets lost this week their third row Darblade who slalomed badly during winter sports and “broke” his knee. Season over for him! The Cadets will have to do without his relaxation at the back of the line-up… In return, they will get back their back Laclotte this Sunday whose punch and acceleration will not be too much to bring home the victory of the Chalosse match.
