Since the 2000-2001 season, US Carcassonne and Racing Club Narbonnais have played in the same group for 10 seasons. And during the ten meetings at the Albert-Domec stadium, the orange and black only obtained three victories, three years in a row. A look back at these Aude derbies at the foot of the City.
The last victory
To find traces of a victory for the Racing Club Narbonnais on medieval soil, we have to go back to the 2013-2014 season. For followers of the Narbonnais club, the success of last season, on December 1, 2023, of course remains a memorable memory. But this meeting was canceled and replayed. It was therefore on October 26, 2013 that the orange and black gleaned their last victory in Carcassonne with a score of 13 to 23, playing for 10 minutes at 13 against 15.
At that time, a certain scrum-half named Julien Seron was starting in yellow and black. When on the other side, third row center Charles Malet was already wearing the Racing jersey, for his second professional season. Note that on the Narbonne substitutes bench then appeared the left pillar Grégory Fichten and the current captain of USC Romain Manchia. On the USC side, the opening half Gilles Bosch was there, as was the left pillar and now coach Andrei Ursache.
This victory at Domec was then the third in a row for Racing, in three seasons (6-12 in 2011-2012, then 20-27 in 2012-2013).
Narbonnais having won the most at Albert-Domec
From 2011 to 2014, Racing Club Narbonnais won three times in three trips to the Albert Domec stadium. Of these three meetings, two orange and black players were present on two occasions. And they should also be there this Friday evening for this Aude derby. These are the left pillar Grégory Fichten, substitute during the three matches, and the third row Charles Malet, starter twice. Will the two experienced men experience similar joy again at the end of this confrontation against US Carcassonne?
The RCN's heaviest defeat
For the eighth consecutive season in the second division of French Rugby, US Carcassonne hosts Racing Club Narbonnais at the Albert-Domec stadium on March 16, 2018. At the end of 80 minutes, the orange and black had received a real slap in the face. A 52-17 and eight tries conceded including a hat-trick from German international winger Maxime Oltmann. Taking a closer look at the lineups, two players should also be in the game this Friday evening at Domec, fly half Gilles Bosch and third row and captain Paul Belzons. But the first of the two then wore the yellow and black jersey and had scored 10 points.
