RC Auch: “We secured the victory to finish 2024 well…” Against Marmande, the important thing was the four points and not the spectacle

The Auscitains gave their supporters the gift of a victory (21-15) on Saturday evening, but Santa Claus was not very rich at the end of the year. So you have to know how to be satisfied with the four points and spend the holidays warmly sitting on the fireplace.

The RCA boys did the job against a very good team from Marmande. The main thing was to win, it was done. What Auscitain captain Théo Thierry confirms: “A complicated match but simply won. The terrain was also complicated, the team opposite showed commitment, we didn’t find ourselves very well. »

He continues: “These are four important points even if in the end, we could have gone for the offensive bonus, but it was dangerous because Marmande was six points away, so we secured the victory to finish 2024 well. We are making a very good first part of the season. I hope we will continue like this. »

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Marek Loutocky, author of a decisive double, confirms his captain’s words: “We were focused on this match to win in order to end the year well. At the beginning we had difficulty getting into the match because of the weather, perhaps, or the mentality focused on the celebrations, the victory was the most important. »

“He was not up to the level”

On the other hand, on the Marmandais side, coach Julien Bouic, while being satisfied with the performance of his boys, cursed, under the influence of disappointment, at the referee, even forgetting the defensive bonus: “We have regrets, we were coming look for points in Auch. We no longer have a choice, our results are not very good but we had targeted this match, we are ninth and we wanted to do something here. We don’t get far once again… Auch is second and needs arbitration that favors them. I let the referee know that he was not up to standard because he was very hard on us. We should come home with a victory. We will continue to work, we are a small team since we are considered as such. »

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As for the wise Aurélien Labau, he recognized the difficulties encountered and, already, targeted the work to be done: “We have difficulty entering this match, we make mistakes, we get caught in the rucks like in Salles in the end. So, the axis of progression is there. »

At the time of hanging up the crampons, the time of the confectioners’ truce, the Auscitains can be happy to have offered, four months of satisfaction under the Christmas tree of their supporters, by a Santa Claus who is richer this first part of the season that on this last match of the year…