A match to relive.
(4E) Narbonne 22 – Albi 17 (3E)
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Résumé
The RCN is doing quite well in a match where Albi received 4 yellow cards and one red. Narbonne won with a last try from Belzons in the money time but left 4 clear trying opportunities on the way. It is clear that Racing still does not meet its benchmark match, even seems to be a little weak physically but has maintained its invincibility at the Park for two years. The essential is preserved with a top 2 behind Chambéry, one point behind the Savoyards. In a week, in Rouen, we will have to seriously raise our level of play.
It’s over!!!!!!!!!!
The RCN narrowly wins.
Chauvet does not transform.
RCN test!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
79th The RCN cannot break free. Betham puts on the canes. Dyer in support. Chauvet gets taken down. Atlan moves his team forward. Ducom tackled, continues the action and Belzons scores an almost miraculous try. It seems that the Narbonne player has gone into touch.
78th Albi plays again at 14
RCN Test
77th Ball carried. Narbonne test. Chauvet in the corner does not transform.
74th Advantage in progress for the RCN. But we come back to the penalty. Betham makes a jump which did not prove useful at 13 against 15. Pénaltouche.
73rd Scrum for Albi who will play it at 7. Albi’s center entered the scrum. Albi frees himself. Against de Clavières who has a bad pass.
72nd Penaltouche. Launch Atlan. Not right. This is the second from the Narbonne hooker who has just returned to the meadow.
Yellow card for Albi
71st New opportunity 3 meters from the Albigensian line. Missed but penalty for the RCN. Yellow card against Albi who will play with 13 until the final whistle.
Chauvet enters in place of Bosch.
The transformation does not happen.
Albi test
69th Scrum collapsed. The game continues with an Albigensian try with a surplus at the back of the line while the RCN plays in numerical superiority.
69th The stadium is out and feels a bad blow.
68th Albi will play a scrum in the Narbonnais 22 meters. Attention !!!!
65th Narbonne possession which loses the ball on a counter. Albi plays on the foot and finds a touch in the Narbonnais 22 meters. In the action, the locals lacked support for the ball carrier. The people of Narbonne seem physically cooked. Forward from Malet on a pass to the socks.
65e Castinel replaces spruces.
63rd Maga will enter for the RCN. Throw not straight on the sideline; The last two Albigensian replacements enter.
Bourgoin-Jallieu 18-23 Marcq-en-Barœul (final result)
62nd Penalty returned for Albi. Missed opportunity!
60th Ball carried. Advantage but we come back to the fault. Penaltouche at 5 meters. Another penalty. Advantage in progress. Another mistake!!!
60th High tackle from Albi facing the posts but facing the wind; Esteriola comes out. Atlan enters. Pénaltouche 8 meters from the Albi line.
59th Balloon lost by the RCN. New Albigensian ammunition.
59th Penalty for the RCN. Fichten bent his opponent who had just returned.
58th New scrum for Albi who still dominates this sector of play.
56th 3rd ball in touch on a throw from Albi stolen by the RCN.
54th The Albi staff brings in their bench.
Action stopped while the RCN had a good chance to play.
52nd Ball recovered at the back of the key by Estériola. The disagreements start again.
51st The RCN is penalized. Little bickering and the referee summons the two captains.
50th New scrum which collapses. Albi, even at 14, seems to have gained the upper hand over the Narbonne pack.
47th The RCN manages to free themselves with a good play at the foot of Santoro. Talakai leaves. Loukia enters. Great turnout at the Park with 5,048 spectators.
47th The RCN is under pressure on its line.
45th Defensive touch for the RCN.
44th Penalty for Albi who cannot find the touchline.
Red card for Albi
Albi fault. Esteriola fell badly. Big box ahead for Albi. It is Captain Castan who is penalized and takes a second red card synonymous with a red card. Albi going to play at 14 takes 38 minutes.
42nd Penalty for the RCN which will be able to escape through Santoro.
Here we go again!!!
Albi will play 40 minutes with the wind at his back and kicks off the second half.
Half time
The RCN is held in check by solid Albigensians who, without being brilliant, keep the Narbonnais pack in check despite a double numerical inferiority. The RCN loses two players to injury. Namely Antonescu and Nova. Racing will play the second half against the wind. Fifita and Estériola scored the two tries in two Narbonne highlights but Albi equalized in stoppage time. This could be complicated for the Narbonnais.
Albi test
New showdown between the two teams. there is bickering on the side and Albi plays on the other side and scores a try in a middle position. The referee warns the two captains. The transformation into a corner, against the wind, does not work. End of the 1st period.
Albi will play by hand. We play stoppage time. Antonescu comes out. Dyer enters.
38th The RCN makes a mistake in the collective challenge. Group penetrating 5 meters from the advancing Narbonne line. We’re on the line. The RCN pushes back but makes a mistake.
37th Albigensian melee. the second yellow card returned.
34th Suitcase of an Albigensian. Nova does not take the ball carrier and remains on the ground but he goes out of bounds. Nova will come out and Nicolas will replace him. It seems serious for the Narbonne scrum-half.
Castan returns to the meadow. Albi now plays at 14.
The ball, facing the posts, does not pass.
32nd Penalty for Albi after receiving the missed dismissal by the Narbonnais.
RCN Test
28th Pénaltouche and test of Estériola!
Albi plays at 13 for another 5 minutes. Headwind.
2nd yellow card for Albi.
27th New penalty for the RCN. Advantage in progress. The RCN is not moving forward. We come back to the penalty. Yellow card, the 2nd, for Horvat the second row.
24th The RCN suffers from the physical and forward challenge of Narbonne. Julien Seron is ready. A penalty should have been taken. Lost opportunity.
23rd We come back to the fault. Maybe a new card against Albi or a penalty try?
23rd Another penalty. Nova is caught on the goal line. Advantage in progress.
23rd New penalty for the RCN. Malet thought he had scored the try.
Yellow card for Albi
22nd Narbonne Highlights. Penalty for the RCN. The referee calls Castan the captain who takes a yellow card. The RCN will play the penalty in hand.
21st Penaltouch for the RCN 5 meters from the Albigensian goal line. Antonescu takes the ball. The RCN once again had the ball stolen from them on the maul.
Albi test
17th Albigensian highlights pushing 2 meters from the line. The ball comes out at the right time and tries from behind Albi. The RCN suffers from collisions. The transformation is happening.
15th The RCN had 3 balls stolen in the groupings but Racing stole a ball into touch by Belzons on an Albigensian throw.
RCN Test
10th Crossing of Betham, Malet is supporting and testing Fifita. Santoro transforms. Bosch seems touched.
9th Scrum to be redone. On the 2nd, the 1st line, on the Fichten side, collapsed. Penalty for Albi.
6th On an Albigensian forward, 1st scrum of the match 20 meters from the Albi goal line.
5th On an interception, Albi almost scored the first try of the game but the referee stopped the action. The RCN was hot.
The RCN benefits from the wind in the 1st period.
4th Albi occupies the field with a correct kicking game.
3rd 1st sequence of more than a minute of play which ends with a penalty for Albi who can free himself.
3rd The RCN got off to a good start in their match but Albi did not make a mistake.
2nd The game is located on the center line. The wind has diminished.
Here we go!
Bosch kicks off.
Albi is dressed in white. The RCN in its traditional colors. It is the RCN which will kick off.
The players enter to the music of ACDC!
It won’t be long before the players hit the Parc pitch!
The stadium is gradually filling up. It shouldn’t rain this evening.
Albi’s squad was renewed at 50% between the trip to Carcassonne at the end of December and this evening’s match. Albigensians who feel the breath of 6th place slipping away from them.
Both teams are still warming up. It’s cold this evening in Narbonne.
Weekend calendar
Massy 17-13 Chambéry (final result)
Players not selected
Moulahya (hooker), Gogiashvili, Tikoipau and Boyadjis (right prop), Caffo and Labit (3rd row), Hart (scrum), Gomez and Mias (centers), Naiyaravoro and Delacruz (winger) as well as Goutard and Clauzel (back)
RCN infirmary
Nueno (shoulder), Boundjema (low back pain – recovery), Barbaste (shoulder), Georgis (foot), Christienne (forced rest), Silafai-Léa’ana (recovery), B. Delacruz (adductor), Moïse (knee), Visser (knee), Clauzade (knee), Mousties (recovery), Tsague (recovery)
RCN staff
Julien SERON – Brice MACH – Sébastien LOGEROT
RCN bench
16 Atlan – 17 Castinel – 18 Dyer – 19 Maga – 20 Timani – 21 Nicolas – 22 Chauvet – 23 Talakaï
Composition of the RCN
1 Fichten – 2 Estériola – 3 Loukia – 4 Fifita – 5 Antonescu – 6 Nakobukobua – 7 Belzons (cap) – 8 Malet – 9 Nova (m) – 10 Bosch (o) – 11 Clavières – 12 Betham – 13 PH Ducom – 14 E. Ducom – 15 Santoro
Staff of Albi
Mathieu BONELLO – Alexandre ALBOUY
Albi Bank
6 Castant – 17 Tougne – 18 Oulaï – 19 Mutel – 20 Ponsolle – 21 Vidal – 22 Pisano – 23 Talalua
Composition of the Albi team
1 Soave – 2 Venter – 3 De Clercq – 4 Horvat – 5 Kpoku – 6 Coustalat – 7 Calmon – 8 Jarreau – 9 Courtis (m) – 10 Olender (o) – 11 Reinard – 12 Treilles – 13 Naiquiri – 14 Hartmann – 15 Clergue
The RCN is on four consecutive victories. Against Bourg-en-Bresse therefore, in Carcassonne (15 to 18), Langon (14 to 20) and Suresnes (19 to 20).
56
It has been 56 days today since the RCN played on its soil. The last time, it was against Bourg-en-Bresse and Racing won (29 to 26).
Top 4
USC is 4th with 56 points.
1ère place ?
Which would allow the Narbonnais, in the event of an improved success, to move back into 1st place with Chambéry (1st with 62 points) and take 4 or 5 points off the Normans of Rouen (3rd with 57 points).
With the victory of USC over Rouen (23 to 09) and that of Massy over the leader Chambéry (17 to 13).
Favorable results
Notwithstanding the result of Racing (2nd with 57 points) this evening, the results recorded during this championship day, the 16th, are rather favorable to the Narbonnais.
PRO D2
Hoping that these will lead the Narbonnais to PRO D2 for next season!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Best wishes
The editorial staff of the Independent, for this first live from the RCN of the year 2025, wishes you all the best for happiness and health.
Good evening
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