The people of Nice were eager to win this last confrontation of the season at Arboras before the three upcoming away games. Nevertheless, the red and black team was aware of the qualities of this Chateaurenard team, which is surely not in its rightful place in the standings at the beginning of this season!
The start of the match was sluggish for the people of Nice, even though they were not particularly threatened. Nevertheless, after the locals’ first penalty by Maquaire, the Provence team took advantage of their first incursion into the opposition’s half to break through the defense and score the first try.
The people of Nice stayed in the match thanks to the kicking of Maquaire (1 drop goal, 1 penalty, and 1 conversion) and a try by Sonetti, but Chateaurenard capitalized on the errors of the defense to score 2 more tries! At halftime, Nice was trailing 16 to 20!
A completely different scenario unfolded in the second half… Led by a dominant pack, exemplified by an in-form Dahbi who scored two tries, the people of Nice imposed their rhythm and secured a 31 to 0 run against their opponents of the day!
The other tries were scored by the prop Martin, winger Fatauli, and finally, on the whistle, Adrien Malavard for the attacking bonus. A second half that could only excite the large crowd of spectators from Nice who came for this game and satisfied the deputy mayor Christian Estrosi and the CEO of Allianz, Jacques Richier, who accompanied the president Tony Catoni.
Thanks to this third consecutive home win with a bonus point, the people of Nice are ranked 3rd in the pool behind Grasse and Vienne, the red and black team’s next opponent!
