A bitter taste
The Columérins, beaten in Valence on Friday evening, 22 to 26, can have big regrets. They only bring back a defensive bonus point, but they clearly lost three because they had the means to win.
Without insulting the Valentino-Romanais, we can indeed affirm that the men of La Colombe were superior to them. Sequences of carelessness and indiscipline cost them dearly. After reclaiming the lead with seven minutes to go thanks to a penalty over 50 yards from an impeccable Thomas Girard in his attempts, they missed a throw into touch – the only one lost when the conquest had worked well before – allowing the Drôme cavalry to conclude by Gauthier Minguillon imitating Isaac Te Tamaki who had scored in the first period responding to the test in force of Andrew Ready.
Dominated in front despite the activity of their No. 8 Ioane Iashagashvili, the Drôme were able to count on the fire legs of their rears. They waited, like archers hidden behind fortifications, before seizing the slightest opportunity to shoot poisoned arrows.
The Haut-Garonnais again wasted chances when approaching the scoring area and they also exposed themselves to the whistle of a referee to whom they gave the stick.
Valence-Romans had just crushed Biarritz (55-0), first executioner of Colomiers this season. The soundtrack could not do anything on the Drôme lawn. The Columérins, they have existed, but leave bitter even if some displayed promises can augur a bright future. On the youth side, Baptiste Serrano made interesting first steps in Pro D2 and Mathis Galthié, who had not played for six months, boosted the game when he entered.
Now it’s about showing more consistency and precision to get away from the bottom of the table – we are only at the 3rd day. To be checked on Thursday when Aurillac comes, thinking of this Chinese proverb: ” Defeat is a bridge to victory. »
*The Columérin of the match: Robert Harley
Jean-Paul Pronzato
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