When the Agen supporters learned that the U18 women were opposed to Rennes in the semi-finals, they pinched themselves. Agen-Rennes, who could have imagined such a confrontation? The technical staff of the young people, Damien Benays, Benoît Valbonesi and Thomas Picarrougnes quickly understood when they saw the Rennes enter the lawn. The Rennes club is in fact a stronghold of women’s rugby, notably with a flag team at the highest level. Cyril Lazaro had followed the young Agenaises in the suburbs of Poitiers and was full of praise for their solidarity and the quality of their rugby.
The staff meanwhile, even if it has always believed in the star of its proteges, never ceases to salute the work accomplished. Damien Benays talks about adventure, immediately stating that “it continues. We played a great match against a great Rennes team. We scored very quickly.”
And Thomas Picarrougnes confirms: “We could even have scored faster but our player lost control of the ball in the Rennes in-goal”.
At this moment the third thief arrives, Benoît Valbonési, to whom we remind that during the first meeting of the season, when we asked him what the objective of the group was, he had been very clear: “The title “.
Today, he confirms but above all underlines the commitment of the girls of course, but also of the whole group, staff included. It’s true that these young ladies have never been so close to a title that would reward the work of an entire group, while showing the good health of women’s rugby at the SUA.
su agen 19 – reindeer 7
In Saint-Georges-lès-Baillargeaux.
MT : 14-0.
Arbitrator : Pauline Goillon.
Score evolution : 7-0, 14-0 ; 19-0, 19-7.
Winners : 3 E Tregouet (5), Lefrançois (14), Grat (43); 2 T Cuménal (5, 14).
Defeated : 1 E Neraud (70); 1 T Fagnen.
AGEN : Tregouet; Lefrancois, Guiton, Grat, Sibrac; (o) Brouat, (m) Cuménal; Zago (chap.), Dartinset, Doumergue; Garens, Pardiès; Mazzocchi, Poletto, Masquer. Entries: Cantaloup, Calvet, Roux, Ortolland, Etienne, Thomas, Ouedjgharbi.
Exp. temp. : Dartinset (70).
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