Twenty four hours. After Aix-en-Provence’s victory on Thursday, in the advanced match of the 17th day of the Pro D2, this is the time when Venice will have relinquished its throne. This Friday, Venetis won against Mont-de-Marsan in the shock of the evening, an improved success (31-15) achieved through a hard-fought battle, with a double from Theo Beziat (53rd, 74th). The Bretons, who had lost three of their last four matches, responded well and regained a two-point lead at the top of the pack.
Back, it’s tightening into the top 6. While 3rd, Béziers, fell on Thursday, Brive returned to the foot of the podium after its improved success against Montauban (38-13), recognized during the second half-way period. Singles (21-0). Coujoux has four wins in a row ahead of a big test next Friday at leaders Aix.
Bayeritz eventually regains it
Another big lesson of the evening was Bayeritz’s victory at home to Valence-Romans (38-13) in a match of dread for the Basques. Humiliated in the first leg at the end of August (0-55), having lost their last seven matches, BO took pride in shutting out the opposition straight away in the second half, helped by doubles from Adrian Motoc and Vincent Martin. Biarritz joins its evening host in the standings, tied with Colombiers’ winner Angoulême, thanks to a Nicolas Martins try three minutes from the end (20-16).
In other matches, Agen came out with a smile from an uneventful evening against Aurillac: 20-3 for Agenais at the break, 20-21 at the final bell, then a freeing penalty from Thomas Vincent (23-21). An equally crazy scenario in Grenoble, where Dax scored 21 points in 23 minutes to pull out the victory (24-27). Finally, the red lanterns Rouen offered themselves a great victory against Nevers (37-7), putting an offensive bonus at stake.
