With its great victory against Pézenas, Som returns to one point behind the leader

L’excellente défense et discipline a permis à Millau de sortir gagnant de ce bras de fer. Théo Costecalde

Pragmatiques, réalistes et très efficaces en défense, les Somistes se sont imposés 36 à 10 avec le bonus offensif face aux Héraultais de Pézenas. Ils reviennent à un point de la première place de la poule. 

The weather was not very nice and even cold on Sunday afternoon in Millau and undoubtedly to warm up the match started with a nice scuffle in the 3rd minute at the end of which two of the most virulent protagonists, namely Mickael Wolff on the Piscenois side (also known to be an excellent jouster) and Wilfried Pupier on the local side were asked to leave the field for ten minutes.

Millau gets his hands on the ball and following a breakthrough in Bourrel's axis and a pounding session on the line it was hooker Roques excellent yesterday who scored the first test of the part. Escalais converts then scores a penalty for a score of 10 to 0 a quarter of an hour into the game.

Winger Delouis following a kicking game and a mix-up of the defense accentuates the score for Millau who then leads 17 to 0. The purples will react and their very strong forwards choose a penalty to the result of which the right pillar Wolff allows his team to reduce the score with a try converted by Gracia. 17 to 7, the visitors can hope to return to the game and make the Millavois doubt.

Unfortunately for them, in the process a poor clearance falls into the arms of Peraux who pierces the defense and scores the 3rd try for the Aveyronnais also transformed by Escalais. At the siren Gracia reduces the score on penalty.

Exciting end to the championship

Leading the lemons 24 to 10, the Millavois can look forward to the rest of the match with hope. But in the 2nd half Pezenas will dominate with his very solid forwards who will impose big sequences on Som.

The excellent defense and discipline will allow Millau to emerge victorious from this standoff. Better, on the first foray into the opponent's camp, Fournier will score the 4th try synonymous with an offensive bonus, a success which will be completed by Roques, author of his 2nd try at the very end of the match.

Pézenas was courageous but Millau was superior to him, knew how to score in his high points and defend perfectly to win 36 to 10 and come back to within one point of 1st place of the hen. The end of the championship promises to be thrilling and promises more great fights.

Baptiste Majorel: “The lights are green”

"I am satisfied today. We were eager to resume after the poor performance of the previous match and set the record straight. time. The lights are green. We win with the offensive bonus against à a valiant team which sometimes put us at risk. badly but our defense was é good and we are reassured but be careful all the same with the situation. do not reproduce all the past time in our camp &agrav; defend, approximately 40 minutes, which could sometimes be detrimental in certain matches."