CAP Players Already Eyeing National 2 Final After Recent Victory

The climb is “a relief” explains Marius Vialle, the third line of the CAP, but “we will not celebrate the rise in 10 years, a title yes”. CAP players have barely celebrated the rise in National next season after their victory this Sunday against Villeurbanne (17-10), they already have their sights set on the National 2 final.

A first against Vienna

They will face the Isérois de Vienne this Sunday on neutral ground, in a municipality that remains to be defined. They want to become champion of France and “write a new page in the history of the club”, declares Djamel Ouchène, the rear and the captain of the CAP. Some of the team’s players have already won the title of French champion and they have told what it was like, and it makes Marius Vialle dream, “it is also the accomplishment of a men’s adventure over several seasons”.

Richard Hill’s players want to do as well as the Espoirs, who became champions of France by beating Dijon. The CAP coach has already watched Vienna’s last five games, “they are sturdy, they are solid, we will have to work hard”. Richard Hill has scheduled recovery training for Tuesday morning.

“We prefer to face a new team rather than Saint-Jean-de-Luz which we have already faced three times”assures Djamel Ouchene.

“We will be the smallest in the big leagues”

After this last match, the CAP players will go on vacation before resuming at the end of August and starting a season in the “highest amateur division”, the antechamber of the PRO D2 but which is already “a pro level” recognizes Marius Vialle “Only Blagnac still has players who work”.

For Richard Hill, who is leaving the CAP at the end of the season, Périgueux will have to go completely professional next season: “Currently, we have a third of players working, but that won’t be possible next year, all the players have to be able to train, be able to study tactics and also be able to do strengthening and bodybuilding”.

The CAP coach appeals to the supporters and warns them, “we have to prepare for next season, it won’t be easy. Today we won all our home games, next season we will face big teams, we will have to win at home, but it will be difficult even if the players will do everything to maintain themselves”. Richard Hill salutes the ambition of the club and the will of the president, Francis Roux, but warns that the CAP will not be the leader of this single pool with 14 clubs.

Djamel Ouchene summarizes “this season, we were the big one in the backyard, next season, we will be the smallest in the backyard, we will have to show who we are right from the start”. L’expression “taking the matches one after the other is often used, recognizes Marius Vialle “but, it makes sense”. Next season, CAP will play at the Dantou stadium, “a symbolic stadium” and which has a particular history, “this is where we resume training at the beginning of the summer” according to Djamel Ouchène and in this stadium, “the supporters are closer, the atmosphere is special”adds Marius Vialle.