Coupe de France: the band in Fazzino extinguishes the ambitions of Pétanque Sablaise

Scores do not reflect our performance. We were actually very close to them, because we had a lot of unfortunate knocks.

Pétanque Sablaise was beaten by Bron’s team.

By leaving for Clermont-Ferrand to play the final phase of the Coupe de France before the Grand 8, the Sablais hoped to avoid falling on Ax-les-Thermes and Bron, announced as the scarecrows of the Auvergne weekend.

But in the draw, it was the Bron team, led by Christian Fazzino, which the Sablais inherited.

Player of the century!

Elected player of the century in 2000, Fazzino has a CV as long as your arm. Let us quote his four titles of world champion, his 14 titles of champion of France, these three cups of France of the clubs, his five Masters of petanque, etc.

No triplets!

Bron won without having to play the triplets.

Because, as Thierry Dernoncourt explained, luck, in addition to talent, has chosen its camp.

Liliane Nicolas (6-13), Sébastien Cus (7-13), Michel Mérot (6-13), Vanick Vincent (8-13 against Fazzino) lost their head-to-head, as did Olivier Legalle on a final blow (12-13).

Only Jean-Parc Such scored two points (13-8) against Bron.

Two doublets were enough to finish this 32^e final, Nicolas-Cus losing 8-13 against Romuald-N’Daye and Legalle-Such 6-13 against Fazzino-Bousquet.

Bron in the Big 8…

The Grand 8 teams, scheduled for Montbéliard on March 11 and 12, are known. It is the team of… Bron who leaves Clermont with the sesame. Favorite since already winner of the Trophée des Villes last December…

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