After this episode, which raised hopes for a better performance from the Nice team, it turned into a duel between goal kickers, allowing Mark Mc Hugh to increase his points tally to 14 units (4 penalties and 1 conversion).
What can be said about the Nice team’s performance full of good intentions but without practical consequence?
For now, it is essential to be satisfied with seeing a team evolve that clearly lacks playing rhythm but appears quite united even with a tactical organization not yet sufficiently honed.
As we have already mentioned, the start was valiant and led to the second row Boukanoucha scoring a try following a good driving maul, but subsequently, the home team lost the thread of the game construction and allowed the efficient Tarnaise defense to face, without too much difficulty, attacks that lacked the necessary “tempo” to reach the end. Graulhet eventually managed a slightly better operation by recovering the defensive bonus point.
The match, played in good spirits and without any player leaving due to injury, was ultimately a good appetizer for RNCA before two matches that promise to be difficult and decisive for the rest of the season and their ambitions: next Sunday against the tough neighboring team of La Seyne and the following weekend at Arboras against the legendary Béziers (Saturday 25/09 at 19:00), who recently made a strong statement by winning convincingly at Châteaurenard (16-30).
Comment from Marc-André Doumergue, general manager of RNCA: “I am quite satisfied with this day. First for the result, as the victory was imperative against a top-tier opponent. Then for the manner: given the absence of several players due to injury or lack of license, I believe our performance was quite good. The team was not charming but it showed solidarity.”
