Today at 3 p.m., Stade Niçois will host their neighboring team from Grasse for the 3rd day of the French Federal 2 championship at the Arboras stadium this Sunday at 3 p.m. A derby not to be missed for rugby enthusiasts.
After the narrow defeat conceded by the first team at Bédarrides, the players will be eager to assert themselves in the Alpes-Maritimes derby to approach the rest of the competition calmly.
And, a derby isn’t really like any other match, and the Niçois will need courage and determination to bring down an opponent who certainly stumbled at Aubagne on the first day (13-12) but bounced back last weekend at home against Bédarrides (22-20).
With both teams having four points on the scoreboard, either side knows that a victory would allow them, if not to stay at the top of the standings, possibly even take the lead depending on the results of other matches that day.
A derby that’s worth a lot right from the start of the season, which will certainly be long, but which will have a different flavor whether one is the winner or loser of this first round…
The Starting XV: 15 Malavard, 14 Fatauli, 13 Benstaali, 12 Mege, 11 Parleminier, 10 Negre, 9 Musso, 8 Dahbi, 7 Wilkinson, 6 Catoni, 5 El Quertani, 4 Herjean, 3 Tekuhei, 2 Solier, 1 Canizares.
Substitutes: 16 Commandeur,17 Boussetta, 18 Cottet, 19 Roth, 20 Echebel, 21 Cazenave, 22 Karp.
