DSixty-eight points separate Union Barbezieux-Jonzac from leader Chartres, its first opponent in 2025, to whom the South Charentais travel this Sunday without much hope. This, despite the best seen during the last match of the first leg against Tulle, with a convincing victory (29-17). During the first part of the Fédérale 1 championship, the Eure-et-Loir team confirmed the good results it had obtained the previous season. Enough to place themselves at the top of Pool 1 again, where the teams from the Paris region are scrambling for the qualifying places.
For the moment, the Chartrains are surely moving forward, even if, after three consecutive successes (Beauvais, 16-22; Courbevoie, 40-10; Limoges, 27-17), this series was interrupted by a logical defeat among the Auvergnats of ‘Issoire (22-20), during the twelfth day, December 14. At the same time, the Barbezilo-Jonzacais alternated performances (victory in Cognac 13-58) and slips: defeats at home against Sarlat (22-21) and Sarcelles (37-42) accompanied by resounding slaps (setbacks to Drancy, 39-17).
Returning executives
Suffice to say that the UBJ is in theory not big enough to shake Chartres, especially on its own meadow. Florian Piron, the manager of the Unionists, will not say the opposite, but he explains these mediocre results by too many injuries and absences of starters. Except that, little by little, the Barbezieux-Jonzac Union is regaining color and the boss of the Charente staff believes that today, his team is in the nails.
“Today we are ranked 9 points behind third, Sarlat, and 3 points behind eleventh, Courbevoie. A situation that is not necessarily enviable but which could change quickly over the next three days, indicates the technician. Especially since we will recover senior players in the near future, with the return of most of the front-line players and specialists in key positions, including Montoisy in the scrum. »
“Regarding this match against the leader, we approach it with humility, in view of the value and the results of the opponent. That being said, the rest of a month or almost (the last match took place on December 14, Editor’s note) allowed us to regain our senses and get back on good physical footing to create content in our matches,” concludes Florian Piron.
Chartres 1st/47 pts – Barbezieux-Jonzac 6th/29 pts
Lieu Chartres (Claude-Panier stadium) Hourly Sunday, at 3:15 p.m. Arbitrator M. Lebas First leg 36-22
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