In a bad after three consecutive losses, the Luziens had to win against Oloron-Sainte-Marie. “We have to meet” confided coach David Irazoqui before the meeting. In his Blue Flag stadium, Saint-Jean-de-Luz started with a bang, Mathieu Bélie scored a try after only eight minutes, but after this thunderous start, the debate is gradually balanced, in particular thanks to the power of the front eight of the Béarnais.
– Remy Doutre
More undisciplined, the players of Oloron are sanctioned by precision at the foot of Mathieu Bélie, who keeps his own out of reach of visitors by improving the penalties he has had to attempt.
Final score 27-20, the SJLO provides the essentials, “but there is still work to be done on the sidelines, in our ability to kill the match and above all not to put ourselves in danger on our own” analyzes the Luzian captain Iban Hiriart-Urruty. Before moving next week to the Gers, near Lombez-Samatan, for a match of extremes between the SJLO, 4th, and the red lantern of this hen 4 of Federal 1.