RC Villeneuve XV (6e/27 pts) – EV Malemort Brive (9e/24 pts)
RC VILLENEUVE XV The group: Horeau, Odinga, Mourgues, Masetti, Courcelle, Valy, Martin, Léal, Darini, Charrier, Thubert, Salles, Jolly, Moustin, Simon, Lamataki, Gazel, Pezé, Minetto, Cassagne, Caleffi, Péchaud, Garcia-Janis , Vergne, Béfile.
Lieu Villeneuve/Lot (Choisy stadium). Arbitrator Mr. Thomas Guinle (Occitanie). First leg 38-29. Hourly This Sunday at 3:15 p.m.
Aforced rest since December 15, due to the postponement of its trip to Arpajon on December 22, the RCV the third lines Trichet and Moustin) to apply to rejoin the group. Currently 6e with 27 points and still two games late, the fifteen of general manager David Ardilouze are in a comfortable situation to approach the return phase which promises to be thrilling.
However, there is no overflowing optimism for this one: “After a difficult start to the season with three defeats in four matches, including that against Decazeville at home (25-26), which I still have a lot of difficulty digesting with a rather contentious penalty test awarded on the siren, we were able to rectify the situation, notably with the reference match in Bergerac won (17-13) in style. But we must remain vigilant and take the matches one after the other, because this group is very homogeneous. »
Stay in control at home
Indeed, this performance had given the necessary confidence to Captain Louis Darini’s men to move on and challenge more upscale formations. The objective of manager David Ardilouze is simple as the replay against Malemort approaches, this Sunday, in Choisy: “If we want to keep our place in the top 6, we will have to know how to accommodate the three big names of the group that are Cahors , Bergerac and Lormont, and manage as best as possible the rather consistent blocks of a disrupted calendar with the two late meetings against Causse-Vézère at home (March 16) and at Arpajon (13 april). »
-“We must remain vigilant and take the matches one after the other, because this group is very homogeneous”
It starts this Sunday in Choisy against EV Malemort Brive Olympique, an ambitious Corrèze team which is also aiming for the top 6 and which David Ardilouze fears: “In Corrèze, we have a good first half hour, before leaving the opponent regain confidence and get back on track. At the end, it was a defeat (38-29) with four tries everywhere, but an empty trip which left us with a lot of regrets. »
Chase away regrets
Currently 9e with 24 points, the Corréziens remain on an easy victory against Causse-Vézère (29-15), the following meeting against Bergerac having been postponed. The Villeneuvois, for their part, are 6e with 27 points, and remain on a bitter defeat at the Cadurcien leader (39-12) which leaves regrets to the captain of the day Sébastien Salles: “We do not have to be ashamed of this heavy defeat in view of the score at the best pool team. But the two tries that we conceded in five minutes before the break hurt us very much. We are making mistakes that must not be repeated against Malemort who is coming to Choisy to annoy us and prevent the promoted player from regaining a taste for victory. »
As the curtain rises, the reserve teams will open the ball, the RCV XV (10e/13 pts) has the means to bring Malemort to reason (8e/19 pts).
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