Le Parisien offers weekly events not to be missed in Île-de-France. Overview of a very rich weekend.
The Flop: two under for Racing and Stade Français
RUGBY. Sad weekend for fans of the two Ile-de-France clubs in the Top 14. Winner of two comparisons against Toulouse last season, Racing 92 missed the shock on Saturday night, 24 September, bowing heavily to Ernest-Walloon against the Reds and Blacks too consistent for him (37-10). “We came here to play an important game and we leave with full suitcases. We will analyze what went wrong, but taking 40 points is never a pleasure ”, afflicts Racing 92 scrum-half Teddy Iribaren.
For their part, Stade Français have suffered a 9th failure in as many away games to Lyon since 2011. The Stadistes lost (33-27), collecting their second defeat of the season in as many away matches and with a defensive bonus point left in the wire.
The player: Parisian basketball player Ismaël Kamagate
BASKET. Drafted in June in 46th place by the Detroit Pistons, the young French pivot (21, 2.11m) returned to his Paris basketball club this summer to continue his development and progress before joining the NBA. If he failed to prevent the defeat of his people by him in Bourg-en-Bresse (102-99 ap) on Saturday during the first day of the season of Betclic, Ismaël Kamagate made a giant game, canceling some personal bests.
He finished the game with a near perfect statistic with 12 points (100% shot success), 16 rebounds, 8 blocks and 2 assists. His rating on the game – which corresponds to the total of the various statistical lines – is 36. A rare figure. Specialists will appreciate.
The day before, the most anticipated pivot of the season, Victor Wembanyama, had also lost his first game with Boulogne-Levallois against Gravelines despite a good statistic: 23 points and 10 rebounds.
The number: 35
BUT NO. Undefeated in the league since, stack, one year and five months – the last setback dates back to 25 April 2021 at home to Nantes (24-25), PSG lost handball to Toulouse (35-27) , this Sunday during the third day of Starligue. After a perfect season last year (30 wins in 30 days, the new national record), Nikola Karabatic’s partners see an incredible streak of 35 straight league wins ending abruptly. Indomitable champion of France since the 2014-2015 season (evening 8 coronations in a row), PSG already sees his reign threatened.
The Golden Woman: Marine Boyer gymnast
French Marine Boyer, 22, won the balance beam final of the French Open this Sunday at the Accor Arena in Paris. With a score of 13,750 points, the member of Meaux beat the American Jade Carey and the Canadian Elsabeth Black.
Her compatriot Mélanie De Jesus Dos Santos, who was returning to competitions after a long hiatus and a fresh start in the United States where she has been training since April with the French coaches of American star Simone Biles, took sixth place for her return to the competitions.
The image of the weekend: The return of Paris Versailles
After two editions canceled due to the pandemic, the 43rd edition of the Grande Classique Paris Versailles returned this Sunday to the delight of the 20,000 brave who showed up at the start at the foot of the Eiffel Tower. After having covered the ascent of the mythical Côte des Gardes, Justin Dourlens was the first to appear in front of the gates of the Palace of Versailles. He won in 53m01.
“The atmosphere is magnificent and the Côte de Gardes is crazy”, savors the Versaillese. Among women Anaïs Quemener (Tremblay), French marathon champion in 2016, also won for the first time in Versailles with a good time (58m57s) on a stretch that should host the 2024 Paris Games marathon course.
The perf: first victory for Massy’s rugby players
RUGBY. In the end ! After starting his Pro D2 season with four setbacks, the promoter has ended the terrible black streak. Massy took advantage of the arrival of Provence Rugby, the Aix-en-Provence club, to take his first victory (23-21). A brief success that perhaps will finally launch Essonne’s XV season.
The sentence: Pascal Donnadieu, Nanterre coach
BASKETBALL. “I don’t like the expression ‘encouraging victory’, but knowing that the team has only been full for a week (Editor’s note: Belgian Hans Vanwijn and Bosnian Miralem Halilovic were present at the Euro), which I only returned on Tuesday (is Vincent Collet’s assistant in the France team), the content of the match makes me optimistic. If we keep the same attitude, we can have a good season ”.
Pascal Donnadieu, Nanterre coach. Beaten (75-78) on Saturday by the ogre Monaco, contender in the second round of the Euroleague, during the first day of Betclic Elite, the Nanterrien took up to 50 seconds from the siren before giving up.
THE RESULTS
BASKETBALL. Betclic Elite (1st day). Gravelines – BOULOGNE-LEVALLOIS 85-73. NANTERRE-Monaco 75-78; Bourg-en-Bresse – PARIS 102-99 AD
HAND BALL. Starligue (3rd day). CRETEIL – Chartres 40-38; Nantes-IVRY 33-28; Toulouse-PSG 35-27. Prolige (3rd day). TREMBLAY-PONTAULT 31-31; Dijon-MASSY 39-31. Butagaz Women’s League (4th day). Plan-de-Cuques – PARIS 92 22-28.
HOCKEY. Ligue Magnus (5th day). CERGY-PONTOISE-Grenoble 4-5.
RUGBY. The first 14 (3rd day). Lyon – FRENCH STADIUM 33-27; Toulouse-RACING 92 37-10. Pro D 2 (5th day). MASSY-Provence 23-21. national (4th day). SURESNES-Nice 15-25.
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