If the first team of the RC Salon XIII has failed to express themselves this season in elite 2, the young people of the Salonais club managed leading performance last week like the U17. Although leading to the score the whole meeting, the Jaguars Salonais had to wait until the last minute to register the test and the transformation of victory in front of a thousand spectators at the Roustan stadium.
A qualification which will see them face Carcassonne winner (23-22) also at the last second thanks to a drop. The two finalists will therefore meet on May 11 in Lézignan.
“We wanted at least one semi-finalsays Eddy Gross one of the coaches of the Seniors coach group and former player. We have a workforce of around thirty players, some of whom are from the training center. It is a value group that has shown a good development “. They demonstrated it against the dragons”We made the biggest match of the year and managed to eliminate them from the cup, while we were the outsider“.
Already victorious in U15
As a reminder, these cadets came from the U15 team who won the Cup two years ago. Raised by Alvine Tételin and Benjamin Colin who joined Eddy Gross to take care of the U17s this season. With a certain success so far. It must be said that the three coaches have known each other from the rugby school.
Always engaged in the league Young thirties finished in third place in the East Pool (12 victories, 3 defeats) and will face in the quarter -final Albi who finished second in the west pool on May 17. “”We missed second place. In fact we spent the season to run after second place“Add the coach.
Why not for a double cup and championship? The leaders would not be against it but the president admits “that playing on the two paintings seems difficult, because our players give a lot to each match against high -level opponents“. And to add to the subject of the looming final” A final is not played, it is won“. Everything is said.
The flawless of the U19
If the U17s have their heads at the Cup, on the side of the juniors, it is the championship they have in mind. Thierry Serre sees his team of U19 go to the end and win the title of champion. The national U19s, by making a flawless in phase 2 of the championship (7 victories in as many matches) is qualified for the semi-final of the championship which will take place on May 11. Its opponent will have the 4th in the championship and aims at the title and the rise in the U19 elite category.
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