Niort RC wins against Fleurance

Second period

80e +5 (40-31) : last attempt at Fleurance by Blat.

77^e (40 – 26) : Belleville deprives Niort RC of the bonus. Calmettes transforms.

Niort must finish the match at 14.

66^e (40-19) : Niort RC benefits from a new penalty that Gimenez improves against a Fleurance team reduced to 14. Fuertes transforms.

62^e (33-19) : Maffre takes advantage of Niort losing the ball to reduce the score. Calmette transforms.

53^e (33-12) : the Fleurantin try woke up the Niortais, and Baudin, the captain, broke through the opposing defense. Fuertes transforms.

51^e (26 – 12) : the Niortais got off to a bad start in this second half, and Fleurance took advantage of it through Calmette.

First period

It’s the break

40^e +3 ^{(26-7) :} Fleurance reduces the gap by its hooker Muradoré after a penalty. Kralfa transforms.

35^e (26-0) : After a penalty, Chabeaudie is pushed by the pack of Niort forwards. Fuertes transforms.

27^e (19-0) : Terrasson escapes on his wing, transmits to Cazes who passes his arms, to send Duprat to the test. Fuertes transforms.

20^e (12-0) : center Jimy Buch pierces the Fleurance defense and transmits the ball to the third line Tixier who concludes behind the line.

6^e (7-0) : the people of Niort waste no time. After a lot of work from the forwards, Fuertes throws Cazes at the end of the line for the first try. Fuertes transforms.

Before match

The kick-off is given by Pascal Gastien and Patrick Parizon, two former glories of the Chamois Niortais, as well as doctor Emmanuel Zaccéo, silver medalist at the last Olympics, with Thierry Henri’s French football team.

The Niort RC players begin the return phase this Sunday, December 8 with the reception of Fleurance.

They are group leaders before this match.

Kick-off at 3:15 p.m.

The composition of Niort: Bougerol, Chabeaudie, Kumbirai – Baudin (c), Himmer – Goufan, Tixier, Nieto – Duprat (m), Fuertes (o) – Terrasson, Buch, Sanchez, Benard – Cazes. Finishers: Gimenez, Erasmus, Le Roux, Yatera, Barbarit Guidani, Champs, Lavaux, Aouadi

The composition of Fleurance: Vignasse, Muradoré, Vekhpadze – Sverzut, Prudhomme – Mondoulet (c), Pujo, Lefort – Lefort (m), Kralfa (o) – Blat, Ducellier, Colas, Leraitre – Calmettes. Finisseurs : Ribes, Raffre, Poles, Vidal, Bartolissi, Dupouy, Loison, Belleville