Pro D2 – Nevers ends its poor streak and eliminates Colomiers from the playoff race

After three losses in a row, USO Nevers won a very important victory against Colomiers (34-15), with four tries. Both teams had to deal with the numerous cards that characterized the match, putting the teams in numerical inferiority in turn. The visitors fought well, but are now too far behind in the standings to aim higher.

A flying start

The opening minutes set the tone for what would be an action-packed game between two of the best defenses in the Championship. After a touch achieved 5m from the line, Elia Elia failed to reach the maul, but still scored a try by passing to captain Rudy Derrieux (7-0, 6.). Colomiers’ answer was not long in coming. After a handball penalty, Fepulea’i crossed the line to equalize (7-7, 10.). The right pillar was once again a player in the match, but for the wrong reasons, receiving the first card of the match, victim of the accumulation of errors from his team.

He returned to the fridge on ten minutes for a scrum foul, although one of his teammates made a high tackle on the same action. His absence was felt in the ensuing scrum, when Bouyssou escaped, before serving Jason Fraser for the second try (17-7, 33rd). Colomiers returned to the game with a penalty (17-10, 38.), but mainly had to defend. And it was also over a slightly too violent tackle that a long fight arose between the two teams, including during the break, which led to the referee handing out two red cards, to Kazubek for Nevers, and Laborde for Colomiers.

The teams are successful, but not in terms of points

This confusion caused the man in black to become more uncompromising in his decisions. Granouillet received a yellow card for a late tackle (46th). In the other camp, the same sanction for Kitutu-Mbombo, this time for hitting Bezian directly without the ball (58th). After a call to the video, Kaikatsishvili missed in the last ten minutes for a contact to the head, but without too much danger (70th). Dastugue ended the play at the end of the match, dangerously tackling Barbier who had quickly taken a free kick, and without being ten meters further away (81st).

But in the meantime there was also some play and even some good play, with a three-quarter combination, part of a scrum, and Jaminet sent the ball towards goal, for the try to Ambadiang (27-10, 51.) . Colomiers tried to react, but Le Bourhis got under Kolokilagi’s ball to prevent it from flattening out (61st). Once out, however, he could not prevent the substitute’s hooker’s attempt (27-15, 70.). This could give hope to the Colombe players, quickly dampened by a recovery of Nevers in the opposing camp. And as in his winger’s attempt, Mathiron was sent into the goal by Paris (34-15, 73.). History to conclude the mark, because Nivernais could not achieve the offensive bonus. This means that they can still be part of the four teams that are within one point of the standings. Only one of them will not go to the playoffs, and the USON will do everything possible not to be that one.