The match will remain undecided until the last minute. For a missed penalty at the very end, Saint-Jean-de-Luz leaves the victory to Anglet. In a tight match, but at a brisk pace, Angloys and Luziens surrendered blow for blow. In this duel at the top of the table, the third line of Anglet Ibai Leconte managed to pull out of the game, signing a doubleand especially a masterful tumble on the wing of almost half the field, during which he erased the visiting defenders one after the other.
Despite the result of the day, no movement in the standings: Saint-Jean-de-Luz Olympique remains 4th and qualified for the finals, ahead of Anglet, 5th and potential play-off, two games before the end of the regular season. “It’s frustrating because we have the penalty for winning, but above all we miss it right after when we could still win. Next week against Peyrehorade it will be necessary to erase all these faults“analyzes Luzian hooker Pello Ezpeleta. For his part, Anglet coach Fred Tauzin remembers that like last week, “it didn’t come down to much, even if luck was with Anglet this time.” The Angloys who have two games to prepare for the looming play-off. In the weekend’s other Basque derby, Mauleon defeated Nafarroa 13-3.