Against and against all for OC Montluçon … Taken aback and cold last week at Bon-Encontre (35-3; four tries to nil), in the first leg of their 32nd final of Federal 3 in the Lot -et-Garonne, the OCM knows what it has to do on the return this Sunday, May 8 to La Loue (3 p.m.) to qualify. And the case is not small: you have to win with three tries away (offensive bonus) and at least thirty-three points ahead.
State of mind
“That’s all I didn’t want, for Bon-Encontre to take a significant advantage allowing him to manage and not take risks with us,” summarizes Bourbonnais coach Dominique Héritier. “The risks will be up to us to take.”
Will the players be able to? “They are not dejected but rather upset and vengeful, they want to show another face”. It may be enough to win, but from there to score thirty-three units more than the opponent…
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“Bon-Encontre did well on the first leg and I don’t think they are superior to us. So obviously it will be difficult, but you can do it with the right ingredients. »
Dominique Hetier (coach of OC Montluçon)
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The tactic
“The start of the match will be crucial”, judges the coach. “If we don’t manage to make them doubt their entry by putting them in danger and they remain cushy in their comfort zone, it won’t work,” he explains. “In rugby it can go very quickly, four tries and you are already 28-0…”.
But it will still be necessary to find the means to plant these trials. “We have no choice, we will have to have the ball and develop the game”. To develop even if it means going on board? Or develop while remaining cautious a minimum? “That will be by feeling, depending on what Bon-Encontre offers,” replies the coach.
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The workforce
On the effective side, the OCM can count on the returns within the group of hooker Blond and opener Forichon. Only Chataignier (shoulder) and Cerclaeys (kneecap) are on the side.
To go up in Federal 2, remember that it is necessary either to reach the 8th finals, or to win a barrage between losers of the 16th. But before getting carried away, you will already have to hit the nail on the head…
The OC Montluçon group
Fronts: Fernandes, Depoux, Modebadze, Augaudy, Blond, Van Niekerk, Descloux, Branescu, Marchand, Graehling, Faivre, Gabana.
Rears: Alamartine, Forichon, Dubourgnoux, Artaud, Xavier, Tixier, Dumas, Counioux, Sourzac, Capdeville.
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The sports agenda for the week in Auvergne and Limousin
Text: Luc Barre
Photos : archives Florian Salesse
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