National: Would Narbonne speculate on the price of tickets against Carcassonne? Semifinal week begins with controversy

A few days before the meeting for the fourth time this season, in the national semi-final at the Sports and Friendship Park, Narbonnais and Carcassonnais have already started the derby. It all started with a tweet from USC via its official X account to comment on the price increase observed at the Narbonnais rival’s box office. A publication that suggested the club finished the regular season in second place indulged in some speculation.

Before knowing the identity of the opponent, RCN displayed prices of 10, 15 and 20 euros for this semi-final, the box office opened for 27 April. When the qualification of Carcassonne was confirmed after the success recorded at the Albert-Domec against Chambéry on Saturday 4 May (19-10), these increased to 15, 25 and 30 euros. Enough to make a few teeth gnash on the Carcassonne side.

“We planned to offer a preferential price last week”

“We don’t want any controversy,” commented Benoit Dulon, the general director of the Narbonnais club, on Sunday, May 5, in the columns of L’Indépendant. We had simply planned to practice a preferential price last week and to offer different prices than this either Chambéry or Carcassonne our opponent.

While 6,000 tickets have already been sold, this crucial meeting promises to be hotter than ever. The two teams meet for the third time in just over a month (each won narrowly at home), the last game at the foot of the city following an appeal filed by USC in December after canceling the result of the first leg, lost at the Domec ( 21-23). The opportunity for each side to find levers to activate as they aim for a place in the final and play, against Nice or Suresnes, for accession to Pro D2.