Cursed grass !
An outdated lawn, a dangerous plowing field, this is the scene of this revival. Boniface is the kingdom of holes and bumps. So beyonda medieval pre what to expect from this opening ball? After two rather convincing preparation games, the target for this first block of five games, three outings and two receptions, is to win everything at home. In Millau, in a friendly, on August 12, the scratched had their fangs right in front of Aurillac, just to test a rich workforce even more than last season according to Gascon manager Patrick Milhet. As for cantalous, we know. A culture of thickness in the game of forwards with roughness and more if affinity. Auvergne rogues! But so don’t miss the first step, this is the legitimate discourse of Mons. Aurillac finished in the soft belly, 10th in the last edition, more than forty pawns from Stade Montois. But each new championship is a blank page. The group of twenty-three Mons for this evening has five new ones, an assumed balance. The club must already manage its troop with eleven minor injuries. Mont-de-Marsan will go to Béziers then Biarritz before receiving Oyonnax and finishing in Montauban. On the starting line, a priori, twelve of the sixteen competing teams can aim for the final stages.
And presto, the ration!
That’s it, it’s done, packed and weighed, presto! 40 pawns on the board, good return to school even if the students being more studious, less messy can and should do better. Four trials that matter. A pleasant match even if imperfect for this opening of the championship. Offensive bonus, a joker for the future. Well, well, well! There is also, alas and macarel, “hilh de pute” and tutti quanti, as Mons manager Patrick Milhet pointed out, the 50 missed tackles and the 13 penalties conceded. That can’t do! However, the recovery match should not be overused in any case except to trigger anger and lamentations. The Mons efficiently pulled out of what could have been an unfortunate bad step. The cantalous remain harsh and crafty and complicated. They have a great team. Pleasant match anyway, which delivers a first half with intensity. You can feel the new oil in the gear after the summer oil change in Mons. The motor must be running to give full intensity. But it’s already fueling. Naituvi untenable, Cedaro strong, Garrault as it should, Latterrade conquering, Loustalou leader of the pack, Du Plessis marshal here we are… the solid pack, the conquest rather good, the devastating mauls. The new ones are hungry. Curie and Fortuin and Gajion will smack some ! The tone dropped for lack of rhythm in the second period to lead to a messy end to the match, notwithstanding the determination of the big players who will seek the bonus on a collective try which says a lot about the intentions.
The ranking at the end of this first day is totally anecdotal but the Mons are first. Next meeting Thursday September 1st, advanced match, Stade Montois will leave in Béziers, kick-off at 9 p.m.