On Sunday the USEP guys will have to confirm their victory in the first leg 25-20 against an opponent who, like them, needs points to avoid finishing in one of the last two places synonymous with relegation in Federal 3.
For their vice-president Jean Luc Lansaman: “First a thought and all my best wishes for recovery to Baptiste Lacaze who was hospitalized in Purpan affected by the neck and brain at the very end of the meeting in Rieumes and who should return to his home this next few days Even if we won the first leg at home it won’t be a cakewalk to negotiate this return match at Séron on Sunday. The OBRC players have the same values as us, the love of the jersey and. I I am convinced that they will come to us to achieve a good result. They have several experienced players who have been trained at StadoTPR and who are capable of swinging matches in their favor at any time. a good performance in Rieumes with a good point taken, even if there was room to get the icing on the victory cake After a difficult end of the year the group took advantage of the break to recharge the batteries and. with the returns of Theil and Barrere we are well equipped to get back on the path to victory and once again take our comfort position over the relegated side. At the end of this match, in the presence of the presidents, captains of the 2 clubs and Sébastien Theil, a trophy which will bear the name of his father Pierre, who died too soon, former leader of the USEP and the OBRC, will be given to the team which will have obtained the best results during the 2 confrontations of the season.”
For manager Laurent Abadie: “A derby is always a complicated match and this time at high risk because we have more to lose than our opponents. In view of our last performances we will still approach this meeting with optimism because at Rieumes, we found ourselves defensively, we were also effective in conquest and on camp outings. In any case with 5 matches to play at home and 4 away we have the cards in hand to ensure our survival. “
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