This Saturday, May 28, the CAP plays in Rennes in the semi-final first leg of the Federal 1 championship. The Périgord rugby players have already acquired the promotion to National 2. But a victory against Rennes would allow them to join National 1. the Pro D2.
Last December, the Bretons won the group stage at the Francis-Rongiéras stadium 19 to 17. For CAP coach Richard Hill, Rennes is a formidable opponent: “They are the best team we have faced in the pool“, underlines the British coach. For him, there is not much difference between the two teams: “I know the game is going to be tight“, he anticipates.
Djamel Ouchène the CAP captain also expects a close match. Especially since it is never easy to play a team already met in pool, as the CAP could see during the previous round (victory against Floirac 25-22 on the way out, 27-13 on the return). “We always have a little bit of this a priori, this memory of group matches”, entrusts the rear of the CAP. They are a team that has given us a lot of problems here. We go there with ambition but also with caution“.
Whatever the result this Saturday evening, the Périgourdins will play the return match and the rise in National in front of their public. The return match is scheduled for Saturday June 4 at 7:30 p.m. at the Francis-Rongiéras stadium.