Coaches, managers and supporters of Étoile de Lembeye were awaiting the return to the forefront of their seniors, who after an excellent start during their first two meetings had somewhat rested on their laurels against Arudy at home and Urrugne away, accumulating faults and thus giving points to the opponents. By taking the match from the right end and scoring a try by Toulet-Blanquet in the 7th minute, and even if they allowed the visitors to take the advantage on the board with 3 penalties in the first 20 minutes, the Lembégeois will turn into lead at half-time thanks to a penalty from Miramont (28th) and a good try from Vigneau (35th), the conversion crashing into the post.
Resuming its march forward after the lemons, the Lembégeois pack undermines its opponent within 5 m, and if the penalty touch will not be straight, the pressure from the forwards gives Miramont the opportunity to improve the planchot (47th). And if on his first penalty Loste-Berdot does not find the way to the poles, he catches up in the 66th while Josbaig's scorer lacks success and his forwards come up against a well-established local defense which also gains its sideline duels.
However, in the 76th minute, Lafargouette will try and convert a new penalty for Josbaig which will make the locals want to look for the bonus. They took it 2 minutes later with a penalty which allowed Martin to cross the line (78th). A good match between two playful and willing teams.
Team 2 : Letter 40 Monein 0
Escou Lasseube – Arudy : 12 – 14
From Arudy's kick-off, slips await the players. The ball arrives in the arms of Bourdieu who clears into touch within 40 m of Arudy, whose forwards try to break through the local defense. From the 6th minute on a rally scrum, ball released by Lacoste and Bourdieu makes a mistake. Penalty, 3-0.
The locals advance in the mud, push the Arudyens to make mistakes, we barely recognize the players. It's a series of touches, mixed with a sliding ball. Hand fault from Arudy in the 28th penalty for the 6-0 rally. The locals try to advance, facing an intractable defense from the visitors who make the mistake in the 36th minute. Penalty successful by Bourdieu, 9-0. After half-time, in the pouring rain, the forward play is very difficult to apply, the kickers have no more successes, but in the 48th, following a foul from the rally, the visitors choose to play by hand under the posts and Latapie scores, transformed by Borges 9-7. We had to wait until the 66th minute to benefit from a penalty for the locals achieved by Bourdieu (12-7). The last quarter of an hour does not show good Rugby, forwards, touches that are not straight. In the 78th minute the referee gives a penalty to the visitors who choose to play it by hand. The rally tries to defend, commits the foul and the referee goes between the posts for a penalty try 12-14
Throw-in, throw-in at 22m for Arudy, the locals defend as best they can, causing the visitors to make a mistake. Misplaced penalty in the mud, Bourdieu tries and misses the points for the win.
Monein – Urrugne 19-19
The SAM blues met a solid team from Urrugnarrak. Very quickly, a lot of play on both sides, until a penalty from Urrugne on Monein's 22 (17th); the penetrating group that follows gives Gil the opportunity to score an unconverted try 0 to 5. The game restarts and in the 21st minute a penalty is awarded to the Moneinchons and it is concretized by Boucau (3-5). Ten minutes later, a second try from Mocorrea, this one converted, was awarded to the Urrugne players, under the same conditions as the first (3 to 12).
The Monein players return to the charge and Boucau takes the opportunity to add a new penalty bringing the score to 6 to 12. The actions of both sides follow one another, the blues, by Boucau, following a transformed penalty return to 9 to 12, half-time score. From the restart, the Basques made mistakes, which allowed Garcia to go between the poles. Test transformed by Boucau (16 to 12). The end of the match saw Urrugnarrak score a converted try. 16-19, Boucau, on a penalty, allows Monein to end the match at 19 all.
The technical sheet
Lembeye: 26
Where played: S. Long, Larbiouze, Vigneau, Mercier, Conquedo, (o) Miramont, (m) Morin, Pouyo, Aubert, Rey, Deluc, A. Long, Arrieula, Toulet-Blanquet, Grabe
Entered: Passinelli, Esquerre, Martin, Iturria, Ducasse, Mignot, Loste-Berdot
Coaches: Cédric Godard and Benjamin Sauce, Laurent Dabadie
U.S Josbaig : 12
Ont joué : Peboscq, Miramon, S.Sartolou, Rambaud, Marimbordes, (o) R.Sartolou, (m) Lafargouette, Laborde, Bernasque, Cambot, Beaumelou, Lahut, Caly, Molina, Leuenberger
Returned: Jouanillou, Roncalez, Gratia, Loustau-Cazette, Claverie, Biscay, Bidart.
At Lembeye: half-time: 13 to 9
Referee: Jean Bernard Labes
For Lembeye: 3 tries Toulet Blanquet 7', Vigneau 35' and Martin 78', 1 conversion Loste-Berdot 78'3 penalties Miramont 28' and 47', Loste Berdot 66'
For US Josbaig: 4 penalties Marimbordes 6', 13', 21' and Lafargouette 76'
The markers of Monein – Urrugne
Monein: 19: 1 Garcia try (55), 4 Boucau penalties 21, 33, 37, 75), 1 Boucau transformation (55)
Urrugnarrak: 19: 3 tries Gil (16), Mocorrea (26), Etchebest (64), 2 conversions Gil (26), Marcq (64).
Escou Lasseube's markers – Arudy
Rass ESCOU LASSEUBE 12
4 Penalties: BOURDIEU (6th, 28th, 36th, 66th)
ARUDY 14
2 tries: LATAPIE (48th) 1 BORGES transformation, 1 penalty try (78th)
