Regional 1: “If there is a small opening, you have to play it hard…”, Uzès ready to take on leader Corbières XV

Les Uzétiens sont loins d'être favoris. – RCU

Avant de recevoir Corbières XV, leader invaincu et épouvantail de la poule, le RC Uzès et son entraîneur Joris Matheron font le point sur la saison.

"We're going to play the future champion of France." Joris Matheron, coach of RC Uzès, doesn't beat around the bush in presenting the meeting against Corbières XV on Sunday.

Arriving at the bedside of the ducal club at the start of the season, after the latter's descent to Regional 1, the former player of Provence Rugby, Bédarrides and even Les Angles came " gave a hand to (his) friend Franck Séropian (president).
Currently third in the group, behind Corbières XV and Plages d’Orb, far ahead, Uzès is rediscovering the regional level, and its workforce difficulties.

" We struggle every weekend to field a reserve team, I only have twenty guys per training, notes Matheron. I didn't know about this amateur level, we're really in a village club. "

Less popular than in the surroundings of Perpignan, Narbonne or even Béziers, rugby in Gard tries to do well as best it can.

"The toughest chicken in France in Regional 1"

"I think that Alès has the same problem as us, in terms of squad. Our fishponds are less stocked than in certain other areas ", adds the former third line
With a strong identity and " half of the squad who have been at the club since rugby school", Uzès is& ;rsquo;supports a great generation in seasons of "restructuring ".

In a very tough R1 group, the residents of the Refuge stadium showed great things. "Sportingly, we have the toughest group in France in Regional 1 , launches the RCU coach, specialist on the sidelines. The clubs we meet are magnificent, I enjoy seeing the game developed every weekend."

On Sunday, Corbières

Qualification objective

"It’s a very good team with good players, we wholeheartedly support them in this ordeal , announces Joris Matheron. We are the only ones to have won a defensive bonus point at home in the first leg (28-21), so if there is a small opening, we have to play it background… "

Installed in the top four, Uzès is, for the moment, only aiming to qualify for the final stages.

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