If the two direct accessions in Ligue 2 were known, with Bastia champion and Quevilly-Rouen second, Villefranche Beaujolais and Le Mans were still in the fight on Saturday during the 34th and last day of National for third place, synonymous with a barrage against the 18th in Ligue 2. The identity of this opponent, who … Read more
Troyes is heading straight for Ligue 1. By beating Châteauroux (2-1), already relegated to the National, the Trojans could find the French elite on Monday, if Clermont does not win. – – The leader of Ligue 2 had a lot to do in this final sprint. The red lantern had indeed opened the scoring thanks … Read more
Matthis Lebel (Stade Toulousain winger, French champion after his victory against La Rochelle (18-8)): “We do not realize too much, we had a good performance, something grandiose. Once we won the European Cup, we talked about it a lot. It’s been a long season, it was hard to imagine, when we were confined, that a … Read more
The bosses of the French arbitration had not yet communicated on the name of the referee for the Top 14 final between Toulouse and La Rochelle on Friday. But everything indicates that Romain Poite was the chosen one, starting with the fact that he is the only professional referee not to have led a meeting … Read more
Portugal, one of the favorites of the Euro, play their last preparation match this Wednesday against Israel in Lisbon, on the lawn of the Jose Alvalade stadium. Last Friday in Madrid, Fernando Santos’ men were held in check by a dominating Spanish team in the game (0-0). – – The Lusitanians will be one of … Read more
Clément Poitrenaud (assistant coach of Stade Toulousain, winner 21-10 in Bordeaux): “The objective was to qualify directly for the semi-finals. We gave ourselves the chance to have an extra week of work and recovery. We showed great defensive solidarity, especially in the second half. As we were deprived of the ball, we fell back on … Read more
End of series for Paris FC beaten by Clermont It was the top-of-the-table shock of this 34th day and it was Clermont who emerged victorious (1-0), ending Pau’s series of nine unbeaten matches. The Clermontois had the first big chance of the match thanks to Jim Allevinah, who forced Vincent Demarconnay, the PFC goalkeeper, to … Read more
Smiling up to the top of his ears, Facundo Isa twists his index finger against his temple, to say that he is a little crazy, that his team is crazy, that he also has memory and that he is above all happy. . By going to register in force a test after passing on the … Read more
Peyo Muscardtz (Bayonne captain, beaten in Montpellier): “There is clearly disappointment. We had the cards in hand before the match, during the match, again at the end of the match. It is a heavy blow to bear. We had the opportunity to fold history. We’ve been fighting for so long, we’ve been talking about maintenance, … Read more
Christophe Urios (manager of Bordeaux-Bègles, winner of Montpellier (57-9), this Tuesday) : “We had to win this match, we obviously imagined winning it with the bonus even if we never have to say it. The group was serious, we weren’t flamboyant or incredible and I find that this is proof that we are progressing in … Read more