National 2 – Pool 2. “Winning matches of this level matters”: Reactions from the 19th day

This weekend of March 11 and 12 was the 19^e day of Nationale 2. And in hen 2, Perigueux now only needs a victory to be assured of the group lead, after his success at Fleurance (29-35). The Périgourdins take advantage of the faux pas d’also To Niort (17-11) to be 15 points ahead of their new runner-up, Saint Jean de Luz, who knocked down Tyrosse not without difficulty (14-13). In other matches, Floirac swept away Anglet (35-11), Limoges et Lannemezan parted back to back (19-19), and Marmande validated a significant success against Arcachon (16-13).

The good move: Niort continues

After a catastrophic start to 2023, without a win for more than a month, Niort picks up the hair of the beast. After their snatch success against Marmandethe men of Laurent Dossat put the cover back in front of Also this Sunday, March 12, 2023. A narrow meeting, where the locals were conquerors from the start to take the lead whether on the pitch or on the scoreboard. Less prominent in the second half, Niort still applied to defend his advantage before registering the decisive try 15 minutes from the end of the meeting. With this second success in a row, the Niortais return to 5^e rank in the standings before a perilous trip to Arcachon.

Disappointment: Anglet looks behind

Not long ago, we were talking about the final stages on the side from Anglet. 6^e from pool 2 a month ago, the Basques are now focusing on their main objective: maintenance. Blame it on a series of 4 losses in 5 gamesthe latest against Floirac this Sunday, March 13, 2023. Abused in all sectors, Anglet will never have existed in this meeting, despite a tight first half in terms of the score. With this defeat, the Angloys are only 3 points ahead of Floiracpenultimate of the group, and this, before a capital match in 15 days against Saint Jean de Luz. A derby that will be worth gold.

Locker room noises…

We are very happy to have validated our recovery by chaining a second victory at home. It was very hard, because we beat a very good team from Auch who had come without too much pressure and who had a big attacking appetite in front and behind. We attended an excellent rugby match! Congratulations to the boys, because winning matches at this level counts.

Frustration is the first feeling, because there has been a lot of investment from the players in this meeting. We lacked pragmatism on our highlights against a big team which was realistic. We still bring back a defensive bonus point which will be important.

We played an athletic Niort team, which was able to score on two well-executed counterattacks. We did not know how to concretize our highlights in the first half to hope for a better result, but we are still satisfied with the investment of the players. Too bad the rain came after a few minutes of play, dampening the enthusiasm of both teams. We will be satisfied with this defensive bonus point which could prove to be important.

It’s a narrow defeat on the outside, after a catastrophic first half where we were penalized far too much and where we didn’t hold the ball. The second half was a little better, even if it was disjointed. In addition, we deplore injuries in this match, combined with the package of our Hopes… It was a difficult Sunday.

The program of the 20^e daytime :

• Auch – Limoges: Saturday March 25 at 6.30 p.m.
• Périgueux – Marmande: Sunday March 26 at 3 p.m.
• Arcachon – Niort: Sunday March 26 at 3 p.m.
• Tyrosse – Fleurance: Sunday March 26 at 3 p.m.
• Anglet – Saint-Jean-de-Luz: Sunday March 26 at 3 p.m.
• Lannemezan – Floirac: Sunday March 26 at 3:15 p.m.

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