The team of Manu Boutet and Will Johnson did not manage to achieve the feat in Montauban last night, logically losing (30-15). Even though several players were rested (Penalva, Espagno, R. Uipa Sua, and Moxham), Nice had the ambition to return with points from Sapiac. It was in vain.
Nevertheless, Adrien Malavard gave, through kicks, the opportunity for Nice to stay in touch. With four penalties (3, 10, 33, and 39), the Nice fullback allowed reaching halftime at 12-15.
The rest of the match was more complicated. Immediately after the restart, Montauban scored a converted try (22-12). At the very end of the match, the Montauban team scored a second try to seal the score (15-30).
The team
Malavard — Lapierre (Carcenac, 52), Keil (Panizzi, 72), Kacharava, Benstaali — Delmonte (Musso, 70), Mc Hugh — Mezencev, Orméa, Catoni (Cazaux, 64) — J. Sua (Okouya, 55), Boukanoucha — Canizares (Dahbi, 48), Faurois (Kaikilekofe, 61), Guarese (Vizet, 66)
Points for the RNCA: 5 penalties by Adrien Malavard
source: rnca
