The second defeat of Aix-en-Provence on its lawn, after the setback on October 9 (5th day) against Colomiers (23-15), was not far away. Twice, Gilles Bosch had the match point at the end of his foot. Twice, the former Carcassonne opener missed this penalty which would have allowed Biarritz to snatch the victory in the last moments and thus continue its comeback, with a third victory in a row. Instead, the two teams parted in a 16-16 draw on the lawn of the Marcel David stadium, where the Provençaux had already been hooked on October 24, against Rouen. (22-22). If he remains fourth in the standings, one point ahead of his evening opponent and Colomiers, victorious Thursday from Nevers (19-16) in the other advanced match of this 11th day of Pro D2, the BO will be all the blame that after a missed start (10-0 for Provence Rugby), he had known how to turn the situation around to lead to the break thanks to a penalty try scored in the last minute of the first half. The inevitable Florent Massip, still author of all the tests of his team in this meeting (he still scored the only try of Aix on Thursday), put the two teams tied, this time definitively.
⚫️???????????????????????? ???????????????????? | The Blacks gave their all and snatch a draw! pic.twitter.com/ivVdIqu815
— Provence Rugby ⚫️???? (@ProvenceRugby) November 26, 2020
Colomiers has come a long way
It’s over ! In an undecided meeting until the end, our players won this match after having achieved a solid second half! Yes guys, this one is good! ???????????? pic.twitter.com/wD9aCERhy6
– Colomiers Rugby (@ColomiersRugby) November 26, 2020
Provence Rugby thus aligns a second match without losing after the victory last weekend on the lawn of Valence Romans. Colomiers, for his part, has not lost for three games. Thursday, the Columérins, largely led at home at half-time by Nevers (13-3) and his third row Hugo Fabrègue, scorer of the only try of this match, overthrew the USON after the break thanks to three penalties from Thomas Girard, who had already managed one in the first period. A scenario that would surely have pleased Christophe Dominici, who tragically passed away last Tuesday at the age of 48 and to whom both stadiums paid tribute on Thursday night, as will be the case all weekend on the lawns of Top 14 and at the occasion of the match between the XV of France and Italy at the Stade de France on Saturday.
#Tribute tonight at #ChristopheDominici who tragically left us earlier this week. pic.twitter.com/Yfv2cw1bLu
– Colomiers Rugby (@ColomiersRugby) November 26, 2020
PRO D2 / 11TH DAY
Thursday November 26, 2020
Colomiers – Nevers : 19-16
Aix-en-Provence – Biarritz: 16-16
Friday November 27, 2020
6:45 p.m .: Oyonnax – Vannes
7 p.m .: Perpignan – Aurillac
7:00 p.m .: Rouen – Béziers
7:00 p.m .: Carcassonne – Grenoble
7:00 p.m .: Montauban – Mont-de-Marsan
7:00 p.m .: Soyaux-Angoulême – Valence-Romans
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