Pro 2 Day 13

[Tony Manx]

So Week 13 starts off tomorrow with Montauban (8th​ and two losses and three wins in the last five games) taking on the league leaders Pau (similar record over the last five games). I cannot see past a Pau win as they try to re-establish their early domination of the league evidenced by their clear 9 point lead!

USAP (5th 3/2) are back at the fortress which is the Stade Aime Giral where they are unbeaten this season to welcome Aurillac (6th and 3/2) for what could be a very hard game although Aurillac have lost four out of their six away games. They did get a draw at Bourgoin and beat Beziers just up the road from Perpignan! USAP will win but would not be surprised to see Aurillac get close to a defensive bonus point.

Agen (10th​ and 3/2) are at home to bottom team Dax (3/2) and this local derby should also go to the home team.

Montypellier Seconds (9th​ and 4/1) are at home in the beautiful town of Beziers with the Canal du Midi and its flight of locks that is a must to see in the Summer with the tourists coming out in their "noddy boats" to meet their biggest challenge mingling with the odd tourist barge. They take on their very near neighbours Carcassonne (12th​ and also 4/1) and even without the suspended Remy Martin should also score a home win.

Tarbes (14th​ and 4/1) welcome Massy (11th​ and 2/3) to the Pyrenees where (I am reliably informed the weather is in the 20's still). They could be under pressure to bring home the points with Massy having put 50 points at home on Dax just last week but they have still to win away this season. Narrow home win!

Colomiers (7th​ and 1/4) are at their home at Stade Michel Bendichou in the Haut-Garonne to Bourgoin (15th​ and 4/1) which should mean a bonus point win for the home side as well.

Mont-de-Marson (3rd​ and 2/3) are home in the Prefecture of Les Landes to Albi (2nd​ and 1/4) in the top match of the round and seperated by 4 points that a bonus point win for the home side would see them overtake their opponents. I do not see this happening and will go for an away win!!

Finally, Narbonne (13th​ and 2/3) are at home to the surprise movers of last week, Biarritz (4th​ and 2/3), who leapt into the qualifying positions with a good home win (and great assistance from their rivals) against Agen. Biarritz finally strung together two wins in succession and (like London buses) another one could come along here giving them their first away win after five unsuccessful attempts of the season! Word is that Zee and the Fijian International Nemia Soqeta should be back into the team although have not seen announcement as yet!

SU Agen v US Dax​

Saturday, 29th November 2014@ 18:30

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Béziers v Carcassonne​

Saturday, 29th November 2014@ 18:30

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Montauban v Section Paloise​

Saturday, 29th November 2014@ 17.00

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Perpignan v Stade Aurillacois​

Saturday, 29th November 2014@ 18:30

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Tarbes v Massy​

Saturday, 29th November 2014@ 18:30

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Colomiers v Bourgoin​

Sunday 30th November 2014 @ 14.00

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Mont-de-Marsan v Albi​

Saturday, 29th November 2014@ 15:00

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NarbonneBiarritz Olympique​

Saturday, 29th November 2014@ 15:05

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[Tony Manx]

Amazing what 100 miles will do.....Colomiers (west of Toulouse) managed to play their game whereas the Narbonne v BO match to be played at the same time was postponed....apparently some rain fell!!! At least BO now know that if they win by 12 points or get a try bonus point they will be at the elevated heights of second in the table. As they are presently 9th, it shows how close this league is!!

So only the one win where I said a loss and one draw when I said a tight match...........USAP lose their 100% record!!!!

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[Tony Manx]

Can I just say thanks for the 280 people who have viewed this thread and those of the other Pro2 threads as it makes it all worthwhile!!!

Cheers!

PS The occasional response would be even better even to tell me I am an arse!!!!!!

 

[Big Ewis]

I check em out, and many others do Tony, but we're struggling enough with the Top 14 thread as it is, you know the drill, French Rugby on TRF ain't where it's supposed to be at unfortunately ! :cryy:

 

[Tony Manx]

Not a problem....wait until Toulouse, Toulon, Montpellier, Lyon or any other team that you support from time to time come and join us then you will join in !!!

 

[Tony Manx]

Biarritz today scored their first away win of their sojurn in the Pro D by 7-20 in Narbonne in a match delayed by a week due to bad weather.

This is the first time also that Biarritz have managed to get on any sort of a winning run, now being three on the trot, that has seen them up to 5th position - which would have been third had they managed a try bonus point!!

Well done to the Biarrots....................maybe, just maybe, Eddie O'Sullivan is coming good!!!

 

[Big Ewis]

Not a problem....wait until Toulouse, Toulon, Montpellier, Lyon or any other team that you support from time to time come and join us then you will join in !!!

psshhhhhh, I'll be supporting whoever's winning by then. Tony pleaaaaase...don't you know in this world it's by losing that you win.

And gosh, don't want to twist the knife in the wound, but what a quick, deep descent it's been for Biarritz. A bit hard to believe, even today when I look at that table..
well done on the win

 

[gaston le gaff]

we come, we look, we digest, and we conquer, that is if there was anything there too conquer!!!!!!!!!!! Staying firmly in the TOP 14!!!!!! and we with a brand new coach how can we fail ( the coach is a refreshed, new look, rebranded, and new out of the box, his name is Fabien Galthie first ever position as head cooach in the TOP 14, we used to have someone of a similar name but he was fired, and we got this new one just for Christmas, he will not be able to do much about Bath but that is of no importance LOOK OUT TOULOUSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IF YOU HAVE NEVER HEARD THIS NAME BEFORE BEWARE, new coach new Montypellier!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[FrenchFan]

Looking forward to that game

I think the players' mind will start focus on Montpellier hopefully not too early as we still have the return game in Champions Cup. But Noves will be picking next weekend's team with the trip to Montpellier in mind, no doubt.

Hopefully we should have either Mc Alister or Flood or both back.

 

[Tony Manx]

Looking forward to that game

I think the players' mind will start focus on Montpellier hopefully not too early as we still have the return game in Champions Cup. But Noves will be picking next weekend's team with the trip to Montpellier in mind, no doubt.

Hopefully we should have either Mc Alister or Flood or both back.

Here you lot!! Clear off the premier French rugby thread and get back to your lousy top 14 one!!!!!

Ps should be good game though!!!!

 

[gaston le gaff]

Not nice words just before Christmas!!!!!!!

 

[Big Ewis]

note: I peacefully didn't partake in this Top 14 digression to respect Tony's peace corner of Pro D2 of peace. -_-

 

[gaston le gaff]

i think there is a little HUMBUG from our TONY!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Tony Manx]

i think there is a little HUMBUG from our TONY!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Manx Humbugs are a truly delicious sweet and are otherwise known as Manx Knobs!!! Never leave the IOM without one!!!