The Nice Stadium traveled to Beaurepaire, the top of the pool before this matchday, this weekend. With an unprecedented half-back pairing of Echabé and Malavard, the Niçois came close to achieving a very good result but lost 8 to 3.
The Niçois wanted to reassure themselves about their game after the “non-match” against Grasse two weeks ago.
From the start of the match, the players got into the game by imposing long sequences of play but without capitalizing on the strong moments. This ultimately became the downfall of the match, where the players dominated the entire game but failed to score against opponents who were, on the contrary, extremely realistic.
Now, two home games – Aubagne this Sunday, and Monteux the following Sunday – must be successful, and if possible with the offensive bonus, to gather the necessary points to regain the top of a championship that promises to be very tight.
The match sheet:
Starting XV: Karp; Parcheminer, Cazanave, Benstaali, Fatauli; (o) Malavard, (m) Echabé; Cottet, Catoni (c), Roth; El Ouertani, Herjean; Akkaoui, Commandeur, Boussetta.
Substitutes: Jaber, Dahbi, Martin, Mgeladze, Busutil, Mège, Girard
1 penalty: Malavard (1/4)
