USAP Espoirs suffer defeat against Montpellier, losing 18-7: Match Analysis and Reactions

This Saturday afternoon, the USAP Espoirs lost (18-7) on the Montpellier lawn.

The young Catalans were warned: if they did not take the match the right way, they would be punished by the aggressiveness of their weekend opponent, Montpellier. And that’s a bit of what happened this Saturday afternoon in Hérault. The USAP Hopes have never been able to gain speed to overtake the young guard of the MHR. This famous speed of play which sparks with Granell, Toganiyadrava, Pichon or other Desrues. “It was a very complicated match. We made a lot of hand mistakes which prevented us from putting our game together”analyzes the right pillar Cyril Goze, who also regrets the difficulty of his team in closed scrum.

“Montpellier had a very strong defense, we have to give them credithe continues. That’s how they were able to counter us.” And, unlike the young Catalans, they used more speed to cross the goal line twice in the running game, in the 23rd minute, then in the 60th. No doubt worn out, the Montpellier team ended up giving in in the last 10 minutes, in the 71st minute, and Samuel M’Foudi took advantage. But the MHR gave nothing more. And, by winning 18-7, he achieved the great operation of the day by moving up to 3rd place in this group and coming back to 4 points from first place. The USAP, for its part, is stopping but is far from being abandoned.

2024-03-16 19:47:38
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