There were a lot of people in the Mateille stands for the Aude derby, which did not disappoint the forward game purists.
Throughout the meeting, the two packs clashed with high intensity without ever going beyond. The Chauriens strive to play in the small and medium perimeter while Aviron tries to loosen the grip of the visitors. If the local hooker is shaken (4th), it is the Aviron scorer, Domenech, who inaugurates the score on a penalty (5th). But now in this first act, the ROC is firing on all cylinders. First it’s a try which is not validated (10th), then a missed drop (by far) by Molinié (11th), finally, the local third row Sire receives a yellow (13th).
Everything is going badly for the Gruissanais coaching duo Cuq-Pous. Because he was dominated and forced to defend, Gruissan was heavily penalized. This solid match cannot be settled. And it is the Rociste striker Molinié who passes two penalties and allows his team to be in front at half-time (3-6).
The entry of Gourmand fortifies the first line of Gruissan
At the start of the second half, Castelnaudary tried to take control of the match by accelerating the pace. The entry of the right pillar Gourmand fortifies the first line of Gruissan which in turn takes control of the match. After a penalty (20 meters in front of the posts) that Gruissan plays with his hand (46th), Castel finds himself outnumbered for the first time (47th).
-The friends in Batchali defend themselves as best they can but can do nothing against the experienced Domenech who scores the first try for the locals by surprising the visiting defense, by quickly playing a hand penalty at the foot of the posts (51st).
Castelnaudary very fighter on the ground
The visitors’ second yellow card (59th) will once again be paid for by a try from the locals, in this case the right pillar Gourmand, well helped by his pack (64th). After an exchange of penalties between Molinié and Tatre, we arrive in the money-time with a third yellow card for the ROC (76th). At this point in the game and although in numerical superiority, Gruissan does not try to go for the offensive bonus, very happy to have beaten a very combative Castelnaudary team on the ground.
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