Rugby, Mont-de-Marsan, eternal regrets in the Ain

Big difference a priori between the two teams, the club of Ain 5th, the Stade Mons 11th. On the way to Boniface, on February 5, the Mons had done well, for once this season, sharing the points with Oyonnax 23-23.

Oyo, the menace

Oyonnax is painful, a hell of a thorn. On the synthetic turf of their favorite enclosure, the Oyomen are often intractable even without their audience. But the beasts of Ain are not all the same as terrible as they were a few years ago. And the context without popular support affects the march of the red and black a bit. The Mons stadium therefore wanted to try to report something from this long journey. And a point would have been more than good. The Gascon who made it turn. The two kids Brayer and Gouzou holders in third line alongside William Wavrin, finally return of health glitch and this Covid which triggered him myocarditis. Léo Coly, him, associated with the hinge to Simon Desaubies. Baptiste Couchinave, in the center, who continues to perfect his integration. And we noted the first scoresheet this season, certainly on the bench but all the same, from a great unfortunate rugby player, the 2nd line Baptiste Hézard, the former Clermont native, struggling with a recurring injury since his arrival from Aurillac in the offseason, operated on for cruciate ligaments after an injury during training. The Mons people who played with the transistor close to the grass. The meetings of the competitors for the maintenance, Aurillac, Rouen and Aix who clashed, Valence which left in Montauban equal to the Montalbanians with the stadistes, these matches could say a lot from this evening of the future of Mont-de-Marsan.

The Mons led until the 78th minute!

How is it possible ? A mess. They return empty. The Mons have a very good first half. They undermine the organization of Oyonnax. They score two tries. The first between the posts by the Tahitian winger Teiva Jacquelain on a golden service from the 3rd line Charles Brayer, excellent, him the whole game. The second by William Wavrin, survivor of the Covid, served by Naituvi on an action generated by Laousse-Azpiazu and Desaubies. 23-20 with lemons for the Gascon. And twelve minutes after the resumption, a third essay by Léo Coly on a brilliant inspiration, again from Desaubies. Everything was going well so far! Except that, except that … the stadium suddenly foils, heaps, supports are late, we lose the sense of the game, Oyonnax is back in the game. 78th! Four failed tackles and Tony Ensor the untenable New Zealand full-back Oyo flattens out. Cruel, very cruel disillusionment for Mons, who even instantly lose the defensive bonus. So much quality, so much energy to finally come back one hand in front, one hand behind. The major shortcomings of a season from which we must, the club management, learn the lessons. Ardently and quickly !!!

The Stade Montois in the standings remains 11th but under threat, in view of the other results of the evening, from Provence and Rouen which are two lengths, from Aurillac, the first non-relegable, to four points. Valencia who took the defensive bonus at Montauban can still save themselves. There are two games left and the suspense will last.

Next exit of the Mons on Friday May 7 in Béziers.

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