The start was already for the local players who were taking the lead in the scrum sector. First alert for Anglet on an attack development launched by Valentin Couillaud, relayed by Necani Naqadawa but Dany Cazorla dropped the ball. The visiting pack continued to be tortured. The Bigourdan third line knew how to use his strength in this area and on the fourth penalty, the referee went to the middle of the posts (7-0, 15th).
Anglet, led but still a player, responded very quickly. Thomas Curutchet kicked Iban Tsouladze for a winning shot and a try from the center (7-7, 18th). The latter was then going to waste an opportunity when Valentin Cougnaud, too short, quickly came to clear a soccer-style ball. This is a game that started off on a good footing. Rust added a try on the home side but Thomas Curuthcet brought his own closer twice until he came to tickle the Lannemezanais at the break (14-13).
“Going down like qualifying”
A balance of power was going to appear in the course of the game. The long game at the foot of Thomas Crutchet lobbed Emmanuel Paris. Just touched by the bigourdan winger he ended up in a dead ball. The game then returned for a scrum. The clash gave a successful penalty by Curutchet. Anglet had just taken the score but by only one point. Short-lived benefit.
An offside and Sère Peyrigain regained the advantage for the locals. But Curutchet sent a new thrill through the spans of François Sarrat by repeating his pass to the millimeter foot which will escape the hands of Bastien Fischer. It was the last real opportunity to score for Anglet who would then suffer and give in twice under the battering of the Calistes. The latter scored two tries, sounding the death knell for their hosts (32-19).
“We have the game in hand but it changes in the second half on details, analyzed Sébastien Fauqué, coach of Anglet, after the match. We are good but we put our opponents back in the game with a few faults. This is where we lose the game. This championship is very tight. Everyone can win everywhere. We saw it in January when we lost against the last two while this last Sunday we will win at Auch and take a point at Périgueux. Today we are having a very good game. We can go down as well as qualify. »
