We asked the question, in these same columns, yesterday morning. Leg and bean match or a real rugby game? For this last meeting of such a special season, without an audience, the Montalbanais, already maintained, had to end the exercise with honor. Opposite, the Grenoblois, in the right wagon of the qualified, and who were still hoping for a dam at home.
In short, the promise of a real rugby match quickly sanctioned by a superb try from Jérémy Chaput, who celebrated in the best way his 178th and last match in Sapiac, relaying the overpowered Dimitri Vaotoa.
Vigilant in defense, solid in melee, the men of Florian Ninard crunched in this dessert with gluttony and panache. Impression confirmed from the 14th minute by the third line Alexandre Loubière, at the end of a school sequence. Freed, delivered, the “green and black”, often small arms this season, were doing and having fun.
In force, the Grenoble captain Bouchet put his people back in line in a badly started part.
But Jérémy Chaput, unleashed, unearthed a mouse hole to give air to his family (28th).
David Gérard appointed head coach
Fred Quercy, the ghost, weighed down the mark just before half-time. 31-10 at the break and the feeling of living the best game of the season. An example ? The magnificent solo number of the winger, Pierre Sayerse, leaving for Mont-de-Marsan, in the 47th! Grenoble reacted with courage by registering two tries (38-24, 60th), raising the volume.
But last night, the USM was on fire and the Grenoble firefighters had left the fire hoses at the foot of the Alps despite a nice reaction in the second half which saw them fail at seven points… For the USM, a victory against a big, a 9th place final, and regrets not to have been able to titillate the summits. The hour is at rest. Before new adventures with the fans in the old stands. And the appointment of David Gérard as head coach, from Lyon, announced last night.
Rugby, what …
montauban 38 – grenoble 31
MT: 31-10; behind closed doors ; referee: M. Blasco-Baque (Occitanie)
Winners : 6E Chaput (7, 28), Loubière (14), Quercy (40+3), Sayerse (47) ; 5T Chaput (7), Pourteau (14, 28, 40+3), Sayerse (47) ; 1P Pouteau (35)
Defeated : 4E Bouchet (18), Ruaud (54), Zupan (61), Guillaumond (80); 4T Trouilloud (18, 54, 61), Bousquet (80); 1P Trouilloud (6)
Score evolution: 0-3, 7-3, 14-3, 14-10, 21-10, 24-10, 31-10/38-10, 38-17, 38-24, 38-31
MONTAUBAN : Rooms; Sitauti, Sage (Luatua, 56), Silago (Sage, 65), Sayerse (o) Pourteau (Richard, 61), (m) Chaput (Graou, 53); Loubière, D. Vaotoa (cap.) (Beukeboom, 64), Quercy; Astier (Meafua, 45), Sousa (Beukeboom, 55 then Sousa, 61 then D.Vaotoa, 77); Ch. Vaotoa (Reanud, 50), Firmin (Tadjer, 55), Agnesi (Commenge, 61)
Excluded. time. : Luatua (60), Beukeboom (66)
GRENOBLE : Capuozzo; Dupont, Trouilloud (Ruaud, 79), Nagusa, Qadiri (o) Selponi (Bousquet, 40), (m) Valençot (Zupian, 40); Guillaumond, Ruaud, Halaifonua; Demotte (Rousset, 33), Fifita (Gayraud, 55); Alvès (Simutoga, 40), Bouchet (cap.) (Rossi, 55), Rey
Rempl. time. : Ruaud by Néparidze (40 + 2-51)
Excluded. time. : Rey (40+1)
Men of the match: Jérémy Chaput and Pierre Sayerse (Montauban)
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