To the daring, hands full. Biarritz came out on top last night at Colomiers in the very last seconds, depriving of a victory that Macovei’s teammates believed they could hold. But there was this last action which may haunt them for a few nights. This last balloon of hope for Biarritz which will turn into a balloon of despair for Colomiers.
The siren had already sounded in the Bendichou stadium, Colomiers seemed to be heading towards a success obtained with forceps until this relaunch of the Biarrots in their 40m, followed by the game at the foot of Bosch above the columérine defense for his winger Nicoué which starts at the offside limit at 22m to seize it. He will find in the striking Saili a precious relay which advances but loses the ball in favor of Delas who does not have time to hit in touch, tackled by Hirigoyen!
And this damn ball rolling towards the in-goal, which Poet picks up and which he does not manage to release in touch under the pressure of Nicoué, offering Plessis-Couillaud the opportunity to throw himself on it like a wild animal on his prey for the victory test… validated after video analysis. Terrible finale which rewards the Biarrot cheek and slaps the head of the Columérins who see their efforts ruined on this single action.
At 12, it grows harder
Biarritz therefore came to wrest historic success from Colomiers after an intense and committed meeting which rarely reached new heights but which however did not lack interest.
In this duel made up of challenges at all levels, with striking impacts, the Biarrots ended up putting their foot down in the second half, relying on Hart’s boot to take control (9-15 in the 52nd). Rewarding the mastery of the soundtrack which may have been lacking at times in the ranks like his winger Vici, out of the game and hardly inspired by his interventions … A team certainly deprived of many executives but who did not no lack of character to get back in the saddle like the beautiful collective reaction in the last quarter of an hour. First in scrum with two penalties that will allow Colomiers to make the most of a penalty kick by engaging a ball carried over 15 m against which the Basques ended up giving in, the Columérins putting up to twelve in the maul to send Larrieu for testing. At 16-15 in the 69th, the BO could have accused the blow. But this team has always believed in its star and its game. And its daring on the last action was fully rewarded. Forcing the Columérins to already prepare their weapons for a return match, next Thursday, eagerly awaited.
COLOMIERS 16 – BIARRITZ 20
MT: 9-9; behind closed doors ; arbitrator: M. Lasausa (Nouvelle-Aquitaine).
Defeated: 1E Larrieu (69), 1T Poet et 3 P (2, 20, 24) Poet.
Winners: 1 E Plessis-Couillaud (80), 5P (7, 18, 36, 48, 52) Hart.
Score evolution: 3-0, 3-3, 3-6, 6-6, 9-6, 9-9 / 9-12, 9-15, 16-15, 16-20.
COLOMIERS : Larregain; Delas, Maurino (Moro 16), Deysel (Fontaine 77), Vici; (o) Poet, (m) Quéheille (Graulle 78); Chiappesoni, Macovei (chap., Vergnes 61), Vergnes (Thomas 61); Chartier (Earle 61), Coletta; Sheklashvili (Palma Newport 56), Elliot (Larrieu 62), Dubois (Tartas 62).
Excl. time. : Vici (22, dangerous game).
BIARRITZ : St. Luke (Barry 56, Luke 78); Barry (Nicoué 56), Plessis-Couillaud, Saili, Artru; (o) Perraux (Bosch 68), (m) Hart; Knight (Jalagonia 78), Armitage (cap.), Jalagonia (Hirigoyen 63); Dyer (Gimeno 63), Cramond; Nutsubidze (Azariashvili 63), Peyresblanques (Ruffenach 63), Millar (Tcheishvili 56).
The score of the match: 13/20 ; Men : Anthony COLETTA, Martin CHIAPPESONI (Colomiers); Steffon ARMITAGE, James HART, Francis SAILI (Biarritz).
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