Villefranche-de-Rouergue. Saturday, derby and shock at the top

For the last day of the first leg, what could be better than a derby and a clash at the top between the undefeated leader and his runner-up. With the reception of RC Naucelle, two teams who know each other well, the intensity of the meeting will be at its peak as both teams are eager to win this derby. With a very solid pack and back lines resolutely focused on the offensive, the opponent will be the most complete and the most formidable that the locals will have to face. But for the Rouergats, failure is not an option given their current status. In this frantic fight for qualification, with favorable or unfavorable results every weekend, it is first of all invincibility at home, regularity, consistency in results and in content which will make the difference with competitors. For this reason alone, the locals will do everything they can to defeat the visitors, no matter how, only victory will be important. With the reception of the segalis, the Future must certainly have respect for the adversary but neither complex nor moody. The Villefranchois have the means to compete and defeat formidable visitors on condition of raising the cursor compared to the performance against Garonna. Each team has its pride, its character, it will be necessary to avoid bad taste, the sin of pride and chronic indiscipline, the consequences are always painful. A leitmotif: everything must go through the game. For this match with a high degree of complexity and difficulty, the Villefranchois will have to give everything, demonstrate altruism, commitment, realism, resilience, to have a conquest clean and above all discipline so as not to give the opposing scorer the opportunity to make the powder speak.

For this summit match, the coaches will have almost the entire squad at their disposal, only the injured Kendji Pupunat and Ewen Gayral will be absent.