USB lost 24-20 at home against Montauban on the first day of Pro D2 in an uncertain match until the end.
“Disappointed, a little frustrated but also very confident for the future.” Yoan Boulanger is aware of this, the victory did not come far for USB. But despite a positive start to the game with an open game, the Violets cash two tries in three minutes and fail to achieve three opportunities they have in the 22 de Montauban. Because after opening the scoring thanks to a penalty, the USB then found itself led in the 21st minute thanks to a try from Stéphane Ahmed (3-8) before taking a second the following minute (3-15 , 22nd) entered by Segundo Tuculet. In numerical extra, the Bressans manage to reduce the score before the return to the locker room thanks to a collective try and taking advantage of a numerical superiority following the yellow card for the Montalbannais Maselino Paulino.
But despite a complicated start to the second period and in favor of Montauban who widened the gap thanks to several penalties (13-24, 54th), the Violets returned to the score (20-24) in the 66th minute thanks to a try and a transformation. A renewed hope that awakens the 4,236 supporters present at Verchère and that makes Montauban doubtful in his 22 m. Despite the Bresse domination, Montauban does not give in. The Violets have a week before facing Mont-de-Marsan on Friday September 3 for the second day of the championship.
The reactions
Yoann Boulanger (USB trainer): “Despite everything, there were really very positive things. We can see the difference with teams that have a little more collective experience, which we need to strengthen. We also lack efficiency at the start of the match because we still have a team that is being built, we are only on August 27, but we should not give them so many chances. Afterwards, physically, we were good but they also had a very effective kicking game. even good things and I feel like the audience recognized that. “
Pierre Bérard (USB): “I think the group reacted well, today we fished a little in our game but despite everything we put a lot of heart and desire into it. We will continue to work, the season will be long I think that all the guys are aware of the work to be done. We each have to put a little more intensity into our role. After that remains encouraging, the efforts we made do not pay off but now we will not stop there above, we’re going to work. “
David Gérard (Montauban coach): “We won this match but we suffered it 70% and we must congratulate Bourg on his match. It was a very complicated match. I remember that in the end we put ourselves in danger but we do not let go. I can only be disappointed with the rugby content we presented, I think we haven’t yet understood that Pro D2 has started. I especially remember the victory but beyond that, our match remains very average. must show something else, the victory is important but it is not very beautiful. “
Paul Tailhades (Montauban): “We were warm, we left a lot of energy. It’s a victory but it could have been them and that should serve as a lesson for the future.”
Man in the Match: Tom Darlet
After 2 starts during the preparation matches, it was his second start in Pro D2, the last dating back to the 2018-2019 season with Aviron Bayonnais. The player who celebrated his 25th at the start of the month arrived in Bresse in the offseason for “Progress and play as many matches as possible while having playing time.” The 3rd row is at the origin of the first purple points of the season since it is he who scratches the ball on Tuculet in the 5th. Viard passes the penalty. Unfortunately on the return, it loses its support on the ruck following the return. In the 12th, Tom Darlet recovers a ball released by the Argentinian rear Tuculet at the height of the 50-meter line. He embarks on a race of more than 20 meters. Altruistic, he serves Latunipulu at the height of 22 meters when there was perhaps room to go to damn individually. We find him a few minutes later at the forefront of the fight on a confused ruck that makes the stand roar. Just before half-time, he resumed a tackle that was not very academic but authoritarian, the winger Sage after which he dropped to one knee. Halftime comes just in time to take a break. As soon as he returned from the locker room, he put an end to a weak time on the start of the second by giving a big tackle to his vis-à-vis, the Montalbanais captain Munoz, on which the Tarn and Garonnais put themselves at fault. Highly motivated, he heats up with Agnesi at the end of this positive action. Subsequently, he is in support of Drancourt on a ruck then serves Harmse as a pivot in the middle of the field. In the 46th minute, he gave way to Baradel and insisted helplessly on the frustrating defeat of his team (20-24).
Datasheet
Rugby: 1st day of Pro D2
Friday August 27, 2021 at 7:30 p.m.
4236 spectators
USBPA 20 / US Montauban 24 (half time: 10-15)
Referee Mr Lespès (Ile de France)
DOTS :
USBPA: 2 Penalties: Viard (5th) -Poet (49th) –2 Trials: Hingano (30th) -TJ Ioane (66th) -2 2 Transformations: Viard (31st) -Poet 64th
US Montauban: 4 Penalties: Bosviel (6th) – (44th) – (50th) – (53rd) –2 Trials: Amhed (20th) -Tuculet (22nd) -2 Transformations: Bosviel (20th and 22nd)
THE CARDBOARDS :
USBPA :
US Montauban : Paulino (25ème)-
THE COMPOSTS:
USBPA: 1 Kapanadze (Drancourt 36th) then Kapanadze (66th) -2 Jullien (Anga’Aelangi 54th) -3 Harmse (Arias 50th) -4 Roth-5 Veyret (cap) (Beukeboom 36th) -6 Darlet (Baradel 46th) Buatier -8 TJ Ioane-9 Faure (Erasmus 46th) -10 Viard (Poet 46th) -11 Santallier (Faure 60th) -12 Hingano-13 Doucet-14 Latunipulu (De Fleurian 53rd) -15 Bérard (Santallier 72nd)
Replacements: 16 Anga’Aelangi-17 Drancourt-18 Beukeboom-19 Baradel-20 Poet-21 De Fleurian-22 Erasmus-23 Arias
Staff: Y. Boulanger-M.Taverna-A. Lalarrme
US Montauban: 1 Agnesi (Tailhades 44ème) -2 Feltrin (Firmin 44ème) -3 C. Vaotoa (Boutemanni 50ème) -4 Sousa-5 Paulino (Uanivi 44ème) -6 Stringer-7 Munoz (cap) D. (Vaotoa 60ème) -8 D. Vaotoa (Quercy 50th) -9 Delort-10 Bosviel-11 Ahmed-12 Tupuola (Pourteau 67th) -13 Mathy (Bonnefond 52nd) -14 Sage-15 Tuculet
Replacements: 16 Firmin-17 Tailhades-18 Uanivi-19 Quercy-20 Bernadet-21 Poutreau-22 Bonnefond-Boutemanni
Staff: D.Gérard-F..Wieczorek-D. Byrnes
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