Pro D2 – Rouen extinct Soyaux-Angoulême
With a first half “touch-to-touch”, we expected an undecided match. But Rouen came back stronger and more dynamic in the second half. the SA XV has disappeared from the debates.
With a 25-0 in the second half, it was complicated for the visitors of the day to leave Rouen with something, apart from a great disappointment in view of a good first period. “Hot, I don’t really understand what happened. We let go mentally, of course. We have two or three decisions that are not in our favor at the start of the second act, but I will not hide behind it. We got annoyed and we lost the thread. Rouen gained confidence, played a good second half and knocked us out. It’s hard, but we have to fight until the end and find a winning mindset. are frustrated but the score reminds us that they were better than us when they were able to break free”expressed Vincent Etcheto, the Charentais manager.
For Rouen, it was by far the best half we have seen at Diochon this season, with very little waste. The first act had been very average, with in particular ten whistles to meet him. “Frankly, we are very proud of the return from the locker room. Even if we are in front at the break, I think it is really us who keep them in the game, falling twice five meters from their line. Soyaux lost games, but often by very little. We did what was necessary in terms of intensity. In the first half, it was the details that we missed; in the second half, we did what we wanted perfectly. It was said. For once, we corrected ourselves well” admits Johan Snyman, the coach of the Rouen touch.
A full game
Because the Normans offered a lot of play and alternation with a very fair Franck Pourteau (author of 17 points at the foot, 100% success) and a Mapapalangi-Fofana association in the third row that we can’t wait to see again, on the pre. “It was tough physically but we put speed into the game. Our forwards were dynamic, they scored tries. And we also knew how to find our wings and spread. We were really complete. Everyone wanted at the same time, everything went well and the result is at the end” confides the Norman technician.
For Rouen, no holidays, just rest for the next two weeks. The trip to Carcassonne is already in people’s minds. “In view of the first leg (lost 22-19 at the last minute, Ed), the whole group attends this meeting. We are going to prepare it well and I can tell you that all the guys want to play it. So we will resume at the beginning of the week. We have planned a moment of cohesion outside rugby, at the end of the week. The idea is to spend as much time together as possible.” ends the South African giant.