Pro D2 – Biarritz wins, Nevers gets a defensive bonus

Pro D2. At the opening of the seventh day, the Basques confirmed their Norman success by winning over the Neversois (17-16). However, they could have avoided a somewhat stressful end to the match with more realism in the first act. Opposite, the Neversois can console themselves with the defensive bonus point.

At the opening of the seventh day of Pro D2 on Thursday evening, Biarritz Olympique welcomed Nevers to Aguilera. And thehe Biarrots can breathe after a match won 17-16. Certainly, overall, they fully deserve their success. But by missing opportunities to score, it could have cost them dearly. Players at the end of the game, the Burgundians also attempted a final recovery from their 22 meters, anesthetized by a good scratch from Tiaan Jacobs.

Occasions basques

On the video, the first period will be tough for the Basques. They left many points along the way. So of course, they were very realistic by scoring a first try on an interception by Aurrekoetxea after 5 minutes when they had barely seen the ball. But then, the BO players had several clear chances to score. They first confused speed and haste in a series of “pick and go” where everyone thought more about picking up the ball than protecting the advance of the friend. And ended up coming up against the Nivernaise defense (16th). Before then seeing Zach Kibirige display his speed qualities but barely miss his attempts in the face of desperate opponent returns (25th then 36th). Worse for the BO, at the end of the first period, the Basques conceded a penalty and the locals went to the locker room with a rather meager nest egg of 7 units (10-3).

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