RCO Salagou scores a clean sweep against Mèze on their home debut

Le 3e ligne Sam Cottier aplatit le 5e essai du Salagou avant la pause. Midi Libre – ALAIN MENDEZ

Regional 3/2nd Day/The club wrapped up the affair in the first half by scoring 6 tries, for a bonus victory 49-5 this Sunday, September 29 in Clermont-l'Hérault.

RCO Salagou quickly got the measure of its opponent for its home debut this season. This Sunday at Estagnol, President Delpapa's club led 42-0 at half-time before winning 49-5 against a Mèze team that took the thunder in the first half. With the key to a bonus victory that confirms the success snatched from Frontignan on the first day of the championship and allows RCO to take sole leadership of its group with 9 points.

7 converted tries

“We wanted to win with the bonus, it's done. We have to be happy and satisfied with the result and the game produced, with a very good first half. We put a lot of pressure on them from the start and we quickly took the lead in the score" analysis RCO Salagou manager Benoît Rémi.

Clément Théry and RCOS did not give their opponents any hope in a very successful first half. Midi Libre – ALAIN MENDEZ

Jostled from the start, the visitors cracked on a breakthrough by center Aposta, then on a try by winger Lopez at the end of a big offensive sequence. The 3rd row Viguié also crossed the line and Salagou found themselves with the bonus in less than 20 minutes (21-0, 18th). Forwards Bessede, Cottier then Raynaud on the siren doubled the score at half-time. At the restart Viguié scored a 7th try converted by Lopez, author of a 7/7 on foot and 19 points (49-0, 48th). Mèze recovered and saved the honor by Feucher who flattened a try in the corner at the hour mark. And then, curtain!

RCO Salagou has won a second time, the first at home on Estagnol's pitch. Midi Libre – ALAIN MENDEZ

“We rotated a lot after the break, the game was more disjointed and we got scattered but it doesn't matter, we have time to improve further, continues Benoît Rémi. I have the impression that we are ahead of last year. Two games, two wins, with the style against Mèze, it's good for confidence and to work calmly." Enough to approach with enthusiasm the upcoming trip to the Montpellier stadium of the Fijian Nagusa, who lost Sunday at Haut Vallespir.

RCOS: Bessède, Benard, Thery, V. Combes, Grèze (cap.), Viguié, Raynaud, Cottier, Galeote (m), Boyer-Delarche, Lopez, Montety, Amposta, Detraz, Cheneau (Barral, Idrici, Bouissou, Carla, Q. Combes, Saudo, Lavaill).