Saint-Paul defended well and launched some piercing actions by Lacour-Bastiat, still very valuable for the blue and white. But he lost his captain Troussier then his striker Persillon to injury. So he reorganized, and the scorers furnished the score (6-8). The forwards of the SPS did the job near the opposing line and organized several pick and go’s, before dismissing Hérisson who was pointing in the corner: Lasserre converted, 13-8 after a first act of quality.
Oustalé’s double
The scorers Lasserre and Saubie were again at work for this second session (16-8, 19-8, 19-11), and it was necessary to wait for the hour mark to see Saint-Paul overturn the table. On a new acceleration of the puncher Lacour-Bastiat, Lajournade delivered a small over that Oustalé–Darrieutort recovered in tightrope to point in the corner (26-11). Mass was said? It was without counting on a Lot-et-Garonne team which fought back, missed two chances by precipitation but ended on a maul penetrating in the opposing in-goal, the hooker Mékatel leading the team (26-18, 70th) .
Each team played its all out and, on an interception, Oustalé–Darrieutort doubled its test capital and offered the Saint-Paulois a more comfortable success 33-18. Casteljaloux, like Boucau/Tarnos last week, left empty-handed. The SPS has just written the second part of its stay-at-home trilogy.
reactions
Arnaud Lasserre (three-quarters of Saint-Paul): “It’s a victory that feels good. The start was complicated, we lost two players. Afterwards, we went to press them and the big guys had a great game. »
Benoit Cazautet (co-coach of Casteljaloux) “We leave with nothing… But in this kind of encounter, you have to invest more. Because the Saint-Paulois fought well. »
