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Challenge Cup : Pau éliminé en huitième de finale

Fabien Brau-Boirie (Pau)(Photo by Gaizka IROZ / AFP) (Photo by GAIZKA IROZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Il n’y a pas eu de suspense au Hameau. Même sans plusieurs de ses cadres comme Finn Russell, Bath a infligé une véritable correction à Pau au Hameau (24-49). Dominateurs dans tous les secteurs, les Anglais ont inscrit sept essais et plié le match en une mi-temps, face à une Section dépassée défensivement, désorganisée dans le jeu au sol et sans réaction collective.

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Comme l’an dernier face au Connacht, la Section Paloise s’arrête au stade des huitièmes de finale de la Challenge Cup.

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Challenge Cup
Pau
24 - 49
Temps complet
Bath
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Dès la 3e minute, Muir a profité d’une belle combinaison de Spencer pour marquer en coin (0-7). Pau a brièvement répondu par une pénalité de Desperes (3-7, 19e), mais Bath a immédiatement repris la main. Cokanasiga, insaisissable, a creusé l’écart après une relance fulgurante (3-14, 22e). Tuipulotu a redonné un peu d’espoir au public palois après un essai au terme d’un maul bien négocié (10-14, 27e). Mais Bath a vite remis la pression.

Obano (30e) puis Bayliss (34e) ont profité des largesses défensives pour franchir la ligne. À la pause, le score était déjà lourd : 10-28. Pau, dominé dans l’intensité, n’a jamais réussi à inverser la tendance.

Synthèse du match

1
Coups de pied de pénalité
0
3
Essais
7
3
Transformations
7
0
Drops
0
129
Courses avec ballon
98
6
Franchissements
8
15
Turnovers perdus
14
2
Turnovers gagnés
9

À la reprise, même scénario. Dès la 43e minute, Tom Dunn s’extirpe d’un maul pour inscrire le cinquième essai (10-35). Et malgré le carton rouge d’Underhill (55e), Bath a continué sa démonstration. Sur un contre éclair de 90 mètres, McConnochie a planté un sixième essai (10-42, 57e).

Brau-Boirie a bien tenté de ranimer la flamme paloise avec un doublé (15-42 puis 22-42), mais Bath, implacable jusqu’au bout, a fini par asséner le coup final grâce à Reid (24-49, 72e).

Phases statiques

6
Mêlées
5
100%
% de mêlées gagnées
100%
15
Touche
15
80%
% de touches gagnées
73%
5
Renvois réussis
8
100%
% de renvois réussis
87%

Sept essais encaissés, une défense absente, des erreurs stratégiques coûteuses : Pau a vécu une soirée très compliquée. Comme l’an dernier face au Connacht, la Section s’arrête en huitième au Hameau. Mais cette fois, l’écart fut plus net, et les failles plus criantes. Malgré une supériorité numérique pendant près d’une demi-heure, Pau n’a jamais semblé en mesure d’inverser le destin du match.

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Challenge Cup

Pool 1
P
W
L
D
PF
PA
PD
BP T
BP-7
BP
Total
1
Connacht
4
4
0
0
20
2
Lyon
4
3
1
0
14
3
Perpignan
4
2
1
1
11
4
Cardiff Rugby
4
1
3
0
7
5
Cheetahs
4
1
2
1
6
6
Zebre
4
0
4
0
2
Pool 2
P
W
L
D
PF
PA
PD
BP T
BP-7
BP
Total
1
Montpellier
4
4
0
0
19
2
Ospreys
4
3
1
0
15
3
Pau
4
2
2
0
12
4
Lions
4
2
2
0
10
5
Dragons RFC
4
1
3
0
5
6
Newcastle
4
0
4
0
0
Pool 3
P
W
L
D
PF
PA
PD
BP T
BP-7
BP
Total
1
Edinburgh
4
3
1
0
16
2
Bayonne
4
3
1
0
14
3
Scarlets
4
2
2
0
11
4
Gloucester
4
2
2
0
9
5
Vannes
4
1
3
0
8
6
Black Lion
4
1
3
0
4

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Flankly 53 minutes ago
Late Makazole Mapimpi try earns the Sharks win away to Edinburgh

Jake White described this as the strongest Sharks lineup ever. There is no doubt that it is at least an impressive roster. They did win, which is obviously an achievement against a good Edinburgh side. However …


For much of the first half Edinburgh seemed easily able to create 2 on 1 opportunities on both wings, with the defensive wingers biting in on the inside runner and cover defence being AWOL. Conversely the Sharks showed little ability to get behind the Edinburgh defensive line, with the sole exception of a nicely-exploited Am mismatch against a second row (which led to the Fassi try).


In general the Sharks, with their full complement of Bok firepower, do not look that dangerous in attack, and while tackling was good on the whole and goal line defence was impressive at times, they were exhibiting surprising breakdowns in open play defensive structures.


Also, the Sharks continue to be inaccurate, with material impact on the scoreboard. Missing two very kickable penalties is not the way to be the best. It looked to me like the Sharks contestable kicks were not well enough executed, and were too hard to recover.


Not sure what the running attack was trying to do, but my guess is that they were trying to pull off a Harlequins-style bash-and-offload game off of 12 (Esterhuizen). That’s not a terrible idea with the personnel available, but it would require creativity and a precision on second phase that was not in evidence.


Lastly, you have to have better discipline. It’s great that the team can cope with a 13 vs 14 period (of almost 10 minutes), but smart teams a avoid cards.


Having said that it was great to see the win. I thought that Edinburgh were cynical and niggly. Always hanging around on the wrong side of the breakdown, lots of intentional obstruction, illegal dummying at the base of the ruck, etc. They played a dirty game and the ref tolerated it. Always good to see that not succeed.


Overall the “best Sharks lineup ever” scraped the win, but under-performed their Bok-laden potential. Again.

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