Aurélien Canot, Media365, published on Thursday November 28, 2024 at 11:44 p.m.
Big winner of Montauban at home (37-22) despite a strong end to the match from Montalbanais, offensive bonus at stake, Thursday evening in an advanced match of the 12th day of Pro D2, Brive temporarily takes control of the ranking. The Brivistes have not lost at home for eleven matches.
Here is Brive again at the top of the Pro D2. Always as impressive at home, where they are undefeated this season, the Brivistes scored an eleventh victory on their lawn Thursday evening in an advanced match of the 12th day of Pro D2 by largely winning against another contender Montauban (37-22 ), with the offensive bonus as the icing on the cake. While waiting for the rest of the matches on Friday, the CAB thus regains first place in the ranking, ahead of Grenoble and Montauban, its evening opponent during this clash between the second and third in the ranking. If the two teams remained on two victories, the success of Brive, which therefore ended the series of the Montalbanais, is amply deserved in view of the very good first half successful against visitors who, themselves, could not ultimately nothing to hope for other than a defeat by being subject to the law of the Corréziens for the first forty minutes.
The last word for Carbonneau
Brive, carried by its public, only needed ten minutes to find the fault for the first time, by the Georgian Georges Shvelidze on a corner try (his first of the season). The Brivistes, then doubly rewarded for their superb start to the match, doubled the lead shortly after with a try from Mathis Ferté at the conclusion of a very good sequence and also a beautiful inspiration at the foot of Erwan Ddridi continued to a penalty played quickly. The third test of the CAB was felt. Sam Johnson did not deny by escaping the entire Montalban defense. Dridi, man of the match, flattened himself as soon as he returned from the locker room. Brive was unfolding. However, two tries from the same Josua Vici later and Montauban was only seven points away from a feat given his first half. Léo Carbonneau finally completed his team's success by taking advantage of a last ball carried. Improved victory for Brive, uncompromising at home.
