In a match already crucial for staying in the league, Stade Niçois was defeated by Nevers (26-32). The team from Nice is at the bottom of the rankings and suffers a sixth consecutive defeat.
Facing a direct opponent for survival and after five consecutive defeats, the team from Nice needed to respond. In front of their home crowd, the beginning of the match and the first half in general were catastrophic. Score-wise, Nice did not take off and suffered a stinging (22-0) deficit. But the turning point of the match came in the 40th minute when a Nevers player received a red card. Reduced to 14 against 15, Nice held onto the hope of coming back in the second half.
It Was Not Enough
At the start of the second half, Stade Niçois refocused and finally crossed the line thanks to Berenguel. In five minutes, the team from Nice fully capitalized on their numerical advantage and scored two more converted tries. Nice was back in the game. However, once the storm passed, Nevers managed to score a try. After this new setback, Nice saw the match slipping away for good, with the sixth consecutive defeat looming. Nevers resisted and even prevented Nice from earning a defensive bonus. In the end, a defeat (26-32) and a perilous trip to Biarritz next week.
