Carcassonne 3rd/36 pts – Périgueux 5th/34 pts
Lieu Carcassonne (Albert-Domec stadium). Hourly Friday November 1 at 7:30 p.m. Arbitrator Mr. Morel (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté).
CARCASSONNE The possible group: Arnold, Villerouge, Akhobadze, Sese, Fontaine, Millan, Herjean (cap.), Carbou, Fl. Lorenzon, Fa. Lorenzon, Iftimiciuc, Guyot, Ginaet, Doyhenard, Hoarau, Munilla Lo Duca, Michet, Egizinao, Puletua, Naivalu, Gadea, Bedou, Chalies.
Périgueux The possible team: Camou – Fouillade, Hickes, Couturier, Muller – (o) Neisen, (m) Bordenave – Merigan, Lambert, Konate – Lanen, Pace – Borges, Leiataua, Tawake. Remplaçants: Vidal, Martin, Pelmard, Lavergne, Vieilledent, Storm, Teulet, Piaton. Absent: Willemse (pectoral), Tindilière (recovery), Fourcade (thigh), Amosa (suspended), Dulucq (knee), Kotze (concussion), Giresse (ankle), Tuilagi (recovery), Scholes (recovery), Gest-Flory (recovery ), Green (ankle), Lavernhe (thigh).
In cycling, we would call this a high mountain stage. CA Périgueux is preparing to complete five exceptional passes to complete the first leg. By December 7, the Capistes will receive Narbonne and Albi and go to Suresnes and Rouen. And to start, this Friday, November 1, there is a trip to Carcassonne for the appetizer.
“We are going to play all the favorites on the way up except for Chambéry,” explains Didier Casadéi, the Périgord manager. Starting with Carcassonne, who lost in overtime in the semi-final last season [NDLR : 23-20 à Narbonne] and was in Pro D2 two years ago. » The Audois are undefeated at home and remain on a victory in Massy (6-12).
Almost a team out
This meeting pits the two best defenses in the group against each other, with 10 tries conceded each (113 points conceded by CAP, 118 by Carcassonne). “Staying on par with them in this area would be a great achievement. We lost three tries to zero last year. We hope to have progressed. » The Capistes lost 21-0. To do better, there will be two important criteria to respect, which have been lacking during previous trips: successfully starting the match and remaining disciplined.
The problem is that when we talk about the sky and white infirmary, we think we are hearing Ouvrard. No enlarged spleen or crooked liver, but a litany of injuries. From Thibault Dulucq’s knee to Jaun Kotze’s concussion, including the latest, Jaco Willemse. Out injured against Bourg-en-Bresse, the South African must undergo surgery for a ruptured pectoral major ligament. He will be out for at least three months. In total, around ten Capistes are on the sidelines, and Afa Amosa appeared before the disciplinary committee this Thursday, October 31 after the red card received at Langon.
Jaco Willemse will be out for at least three months.
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“When you have so many injured people, you work a little less well. I think we are paying the price of the last fortnight, with the rain, where we trained on a pitch in poor condition. But we’re used to it,” Casadéi breathes. The misfortune of some making the happiness of others, Mathieu Pace should make his return to the group and Ugo Teulet his first steps in Nationale as a replacement to bring his versatility behind.
