“We started our season with the third match against Marmande. Victory (24-22) was necessary. We made a good copy, but we could also have won with 20 points more than we lost, comments Julien Bouic! Against Marmande, De Wet and Brethes’ injuries forced Sang et Or to place their first Aleyrangues in defense and their central three-quarters Bataille in opening.
A mind of steel
The team thus offered a large volume of play, often breaking the opponent’s defense line without being able to score often enough to take cover. To hope to win it was necessary to move Marmande’s heavy group of forwards. Minor mistakes in finishing or lack of support prevented the team from scoring in all the highlights.
On the other hand, blood and gold were reassured about what makes their trademark: a mind of steel, a dominant scrum, and perfectly structured mauls. Julien Bouic concludes: “We have worked well in these two weeks. We will gradually find many players injured or unavailable since the beginning of the season (Seillé, Batista, De Freitas, Barka or Guiraud), so we have a solid structure and new blood to regenerate. Now, we know, the next block is going to be tough. We have to win our home games. But due to our defeat on the first day, we also have to get points everywhere! “
Starting with Niort, a club made up of professional players. However, the Girondins do not host complexes, quite the contrary. They are proud of their sporty model.
