Avignon 40 – Villeneuve 10
M-T : 30-4.
Referee: Stéphane Vincent (Midi-Pyrénées).
Score evolution: 0-4, 6-4, 12-4, 18-4, 24-4, 30-4 ; 34-4, 34-10, 40-10.
Winners : 7 E Arnaud (9), Ganz (15), Jouffret (22), Meziani (24), Jouffret (35), Ghanem (46), Romano (64); 6 T Arnaud.
Defeated: 2 E Brioux (4), Lasvenes (55) ; 1 T Lasvenes.
AVIGNON : Gigot, Ghanem, Romano, Avis, Demonte, Jouffret, Arnaud (cap), Mendy, Ganz, Moran, Pourret, Delor, Dorce-Hantz. Came into play: Durandal, Julien, Mezyani, Comtat.
VILLENEUVE : Lasvenes (cap), Melhout, Brioux, Marguerite, Tuitahi, Robin, Godinet, Mika, Gautier, Nicolic, Benouahab, Dubertrand, Vergniol. Came into play: Ousty, Tabu, Zava, Biscaro.
We had said it over and over again, if the Leopards wanted to achieve a big performance in Avignon on Saturday, they had to master their tactical chains, be aggressive and concentrated in the defensive area, be realistic on the offensive plan.
However, in Vaucluse, the “green and white” have completely missed their subject, next to their rugby, showing a very bad face. Basically, the troops of co-presidents Mauri and Sagnette having started their match against the wind, will only have had an illusion during the first minutes of play with a try at the end of the line by Dorian Brioux, taking advantage of a kick well-dosed from Pita Godinet and a small error from the local winger.
Then it was the black hole, the blackout with visitors lacking rhythm and energy in the combat phases, intelligence in the collective game, often trapped by the clinical game of a royal Tony Gigot in this sector. Thus, in the space of a quarter of an hour, it was unrecognizable Villeneuvois who received a 20 to 0 in the gums. Deprived of balls, often watching their opponents play, the Lot-et-Garonnais had only one test ball at the end of the first half on an acceleration from Pita Godinet, finding inside Stan Robin who could not flatten. And just before the break, the match was practically over with the 5th Avignon try scored by the opener Jouffret.
With a disbursement of 26 units per hour of the chat in the locker room (4-30), it was difficult to see how the players of Fabien Devecchi could reverse the trend. Especially since even with the help of the wind, Villeneuve 13 quickly cashed in another try on an overflow from winger Ghanem. There was indeed an ounce of reaction on the visitor’s side with a try from Thomas Lasvenes, relaying from Pita Godinet, but too many fallen balloons and approximations in the circulation of the ball did not allow the Leopards of Aquitaine to get out a little. head out of the water and go scratch at least a little defensive bonus.
Heavy defeat therefore for the teammates of Thomas Lasvenes and especially many disappointments on the banks of the Rhône with a non-match. The mini-truce should allow this group to get their heads right and start again on a much more solid basis than on Saturday in Avignon!
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