Brave won in his garden on Tuesday 11 May against La Rochelle 24 to 12. Faced with a modified Rochelle’s workforce, Cuju managed to take advantage of the first half to score an offensive bonus point.
The team is no longer used to playing on Tuesday night. It’s usually the preferred schedule for the rest of the top 14 teams. The tournament had to come back on time and the Champions Cup finalists had to tie 3 matches together in 10 days, the goal being to stay on top 14. Brave, his team, has nothing more to play, rest assured of staying in the elite next year.
It is difficult for visitors to take Amédée-Domenech. Ronan Ujara La Rochelle decided to reconfigure his squad for this second trip in a row. The defeat at Montpellier did not cause a problem in the overall classification, but the Ghost of Racing 92 was 3 points apart ahead of this catch-up game that burdens Rochella who wants to secure the best 14 semi-finals.
Brave dominates without quality in the game
After the opening match from Laranjira to Brave, Stade Rochelle managed to regain the advantage with two penalties from Jules Plison (3-6, 19). 10 minutes after La Rochelle took control of the Brivist camp, Corréziens recovered a primitive ball in 22 meters. Right wing Brivist Bituniyata crossing 1st Lavon Center. Balloon escapes during this extreme collision. The ball is in favor of Brave who continues his race against it.
A bad choice at the foot of Julian Blanc wouldn’t allow Privest to score an attempt. However, this measure allowed Brave to reinvest the Rochelle camp. Wiaan Liebenberg collapsed the third straight blow and logically admitted a yellow card. Located 5 meters from the line, referee Pierre-Baptiste Noche awards a penalty kick. (10-6, 31). Prior to the break, Thomas Ploet, a young second-grader from La Rochelle, had apparently stopped playing due to a crushing defeat and received a yellow card. Maritimes must finish the first half of the match 13 on 15.
Kojo, in the third row, Kamikamika, scored a second attempt for his team (37). On intermission, Brave takes two main attempts at 9-17.
The Front Eight, The Brivists Force
In the second half, Brave left with the ambition to win this match, which was a success in the first half. Despite a few typos in the game with hand errors, Brave plays his usual game before. Blueson scored his team’s last points in the 50th minute, after a penalty kick that was conceded after a loud interference from Lis.
At the hour mark, Kamikamica doubled the stakes by scoring another attempt (22-12, 60). This attempt is synonymous with an offensive reward. In the last 20 minutes, Captain Said Hirish’s partners decided to close the match, and neither team was able to score new points. This is how Brive-la-Gaillarde gets a nice offensive bonus.
There is no remorse for La Rochelle’s side, as he was forced to rotate his workforce over the coming weeks (European final and then the final stage of 14th place). For his part, Brave shows big promises for the coming months by proving he’s still an imperial at home and that’s in any situation. La Rochelle calendar is fairly affordable. Two back-to-back concerts by Pau and Agen before moving to Clermont on the final day of the tournament. If Grégory Alldritt’s partners do not make the wrong jumps, they should easily take second place and directly join the semi-finals to be held at the Pierre-Mauroy Stadium in Lille.
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