The fourth is the right one. After three failures in 5 years on the semi-final stage (2019, 2021, 2023), Vannes broke the glass ceiling on Friday night by successful at residence towards Béziers (27-21) within the semi-finals of Professional D2. The Bretons will play a historic climb to the High 14 subsequent Saturday on the Ernest-Wallon stadium in Toulouse, towards Grenoble, winner of Provence Rugby on Thursday night. However this Friday, the RCV trembled till the final second, shaken, and manhandled by a lovely and playful group from Béziers.
Final week, the latter managed to overthrow Brive within the ultimate seconds, following a ultimate motion of 80 meters. Friday night, when it was trailing 27-21, it tried once more to maneuver up the sphere, however was stopped by an astonishing refereeing determination, a whistled ahead. The picture reveals one thing else, a voluntary ahead from Paul Surano, the Vannes winger. This alternative provoked the anger of the Hérault bench, which had already seen the refereeing physique refuse three tries, and prompted a scuffle… A tragic and brutal finish for Béziers who tried, on a regular basis, throwing the ball once more from the 4 corners of the sphere with an distinctive Gabin Lorre. This inventive background, not preserved by Montpellier. The journey of Pierre Caillet’s males due to this fact ended on the pitch on the Stade de la Rabine.
Unruly Vannes
For Vannes, the season continues with a ultimate to be performed, towards Grenoble, the favourite of all of the followers of this troublesome and interminable Championship. To compete, Vannes, which scored three tries by Romain Camou, Cyril Blanchard and Theo Beziat, might want to have higher arms, panic much less, be cleaner on its outings and be rather more disciplined (round ten penalties conceded and a yellow card within the sixty fifth which may have been pricey). Carried by a really sturdy pack, and dominating within the scoring zone, and by the ability in entrance of Maxime Lafage’s poles, Jean-Noël Spitzer’s group has every week to organize for this ultimate. It will undoubtedly be accomplished with out Anton Bresler, the skilled second-
line, launched resulting from concussion.
