FCL preserves the essentials against Toulouse
Despite a good lead at the break, the Corbières players were almost caught by the Toulouse team in this Occitanie derby which kept all its promises.
FC Lézignan came back from Toulouse with the points of victory (28-30), a logical result but the Lézignanais played to scare each other : “ We were serious in the first half, but after we got out of the game plan and made some handling errors which cost us dearly, we also had three injuries fairly early in the game. Despite this we take avoidable tests “ regrets Mickaël Tribillac. Sentiment shared by coach Philippe Laurent : “ We took it easy in the second half, we put our opponents back in the game and they played their card ” analyzes the coach.
If we will remember the victory of this match, the most problematic point is the list of injured players which continues to grow. “ When you lift your foot a little, that’s where you hurt yourself “ testifies the coach lézignanais.
Thus, Mickaël Tribillac went out during the match and suffered a major sprain and will have to wait to find out the duration of his unavailability, Paul Izard is awaiting additional examinations but the knee ligaments seem intact. Lucas Cuellar’s injury is also a concern. “I hope it’s not a ruptured tendon “ commented coach Philippe Laurent. For Franck Maria and Thomas Malfaz hit in the arcade, it shouldn’t be a problem for Pia’s reception this Saturday.
For the next match which promises to be even more undecided, the FCL could count on the unexpected return of Jean-Baptiste Bousquet ready to freelance to help his teammates, Evan Albert should return while Corey Norman could be established for the first time.
U19 powerless against Toulouse
Faced with a Toulouse U19 team which is the favorite this season, the Lézignan juniors were not able to achieve the feat and fell heavily on the score of 50 to 8. “ We realize thirty very good first minutes and then we give up “ regrets coach Sébastien Guilhaumou. Physically the Toulouse were certainly better armed, but more than the defeat it is its magnitude that worries : “ The problem is more mental than rugby and I know we can do much better “ analyze the coach. The Lézignan juniors will now have three more balanced matches to react to, starting with Pia’s reception next Saturday.