As an introduction to the barrier between Grenoble and so on Dax, Canal Plus requested the query that had been bothering us all week: had been the Landes going in opposition to the good transporters of Isère? Whether it is clear that Jeff Dubois’s males misplaced not by 60 factors (58 to 10) however by this, it’s clear that “the query was shortly answered”, to make use of a phrase with out head or tail however with out perceive the youth whosoever we learn.
The truth is, how troublesome it was for Max Delonca’s teammates the assaults made by Lelo Javakhia (1m94 for 124kg), the Fijian Muarua (1m89 for 126kg) or the person whose identify is best than anybody be on the backside of the row. Alps : Régis Montagne (1m86 for 133kg).
Which not solely allowed Grenoble to seek out a number of frontal progress earlier than going for the surface and set his tempo, but in addition to mark the opponent bodily, in addition to to make lethal mauls generally. Three colossi for a complete of over 380kg, which can attempt to do the identical in opposition to him Provence Rugby, this Thursday night time, within the semi-final of ProD2.
Will they be capable to do this? We are able to wager that the Provençaux, who’re already extra outfitted in entrance of the workforce of Dax with out Barrère, Singer and Mamea Lemalu, will probably be rather more contemporary than the boys of the 40. They needed to battle in a giant battle at By no means 6 days earlier than and masking about 2200km and 25 hours on the bus in complete, in a single week, earlier than taking part in this recreation.
After which, the leaders have a pleasant, extra secret weapon than the usual stage (95 factors), to keep away from this type of downside. It’s she who, previously few seasons, has established herself as THE mad canine of Rugby Provence. And which typically doesn’t make you enter Maurice-David’s backyard.
A lot in order that Guillaume Piazzoli, since he’s the one we’re speaking about, at the moment proves himself as a key member of the Black pack. A hero with a thick moustache, biker angle and limitless exercise, who will even be celebrating his thirteenth consecutive recreation sheet on Thursday night time.
Geared up with a dimension that provides him a preview to play on the bottom (1m84 and 104kg), the 26-year-old flanker additionally and above all stands out along with his need to the playground. Punch a ball within the hand (12 assessments in 73 ProD2 matches) particularly close to the strains, nonetheless it was in protection that he made a reputation for himself within the bays of Maurice-David. In a mode just like the model of yesterday’s Clermont tandem, Bardy/Kolelishvili.
A neighborhood lad (he is from Draigeagain), arrived on the membership at 19 and has been the guardian of the temple ever since. By working so much on self-discipline, a giant black spot within the first seasons amongst professionals (8 yellow playing cards, 2 purple playing cards and a pair of good suspensions in complete) for this fiery boy with arms as thick as cylinders.
There isn’t any doubt concerning the query of “cleanliness” on the sphere, which is not going to cease this difficult employee from being the primary individual to throw himself on the toes of Grenoble’s canine this Thursday afternoon. It’s stated that the upper the depth, the higher it turns into…
