Rugby/Federal 3: Saint-Affrique loses at the end of the match during its trip to the last team

Les Saint-Affricains ont laissé filer la victoire en fin de rencontre. Midi libre – Michel Durand

Réduit à 14 en première période,  Saint-Affrique encaisse deux essais en fin de rencontre face à La Salvetat-Plaisance (25-24).

Saint-AFfrique failed to bring down the last team in the group at home. A trip that still ended with the obtaining of the defensive bonus point. With 7 points, RCSA is below the schedule that it had set for itself where it was counting on 10 points at the end of the first block.

The match started well. The Saint-Affricains made a good start, validating the team's strong moments on foot. After 9 minutes of play, they were leading thanks to 3 successful penalties by Henri Castan (0-9). The reaction of the Haut-Garonnais was not long in coming. After a quarter of an hour of play, a first successful penalty brought the score back to 3-9. Two other penalties soon after allowed them to equalize. The red card received by Balmefrezol in the 33rd minute weighed heavily on the rest of the game. With a three-point deficit, the Saint-Affricains played for 50 minutes with 14 men. The first half finally ended with a draw (12-12) with one more penalty scored by each team.

At 13, the Saint-Affricains sank

Anything was possible, especially since Henri Castan added three more points for his team at the start of the second half. The back-and-forth continued with a penalty from Salvetat (15-15) followed by two more successful ones by Castan (15-21). The end of the game was to the advantage of the locals. They scored a first try thanks to their winger Lavigne (20-21). Ten minutes from the end of the game, the yellow and blue were still leading. Reduced to thirteen on a yellow card addressed to Costes, they conceded a new try by full-back Durand. He allowed his team to take the lead on the scoreboard for the first time in the game (25-21). Castan then reduced the score (25-24) a few minutes before the final whistle. He did not play again. The reserve team lost 35-30. With 4 tries scored by each team, the difference was made by kicks.