Expectations were high for the shock of this Sunday afternoon, November 17, at Pierre-Brisson stadium of Beauvais. THE BRC received the leader of his Federal 1 poolChartres, and hoped to make a good move in the ranking by riding on its current good momentum. After a complicated start to the season, Beauvais has had three victories in its last four matches. And a one-point defeat came down to the wire. This Sunday, November 17, at the end of a closed match, the Beauvaisiens finally lost 16-22 but snatched the defensive bonus point.
Everything started well with the Espoirs’ victory 20-0 thanks to a pack of forwards stronger than their opponents. Then, with the winning team taking the score very early in the match. Chartres quickly trailed 6 to 0. Before equalizing. Then a try from red and white center Erami Baca, transformed by Pierre Grassignoux, allowed Beauvais to take the lead at the break, 13 to 6.
The state of mind is there for the Beauvais coach
Returning from the locker room the dynamic reverses and Beauvais, reduced to 14 against 15 following a yellow card, suffers in defense. Chartres scores a try and quickly equalizes. Nobody then manages to change the meeting. Until the very end of the match when Chartres scored two penalties and sealed the score of the match: 16 to 22.
A defeat which can be disappointing because Beauvais was not far from the feat. And at the same time coach Silvère Tian smiles this Monday. Cold, he warmly congratulates his players “for the state of mind and their work since the start of the season“. A work which is starting to bear fruit according to him. “It was a very big match despite the defeat. (…) We are growing», savors the coach.
For him, it is precisely the experience that his players lacked to win. While the instruction not to play from one’s own camp was well respected in the first half. “It’s a young team. As soon as we start to dominate… We are not patient and we want to go quickly to damage», Analyzes the coach. Which sometimes leads to a loss of the ball and restarts the opposing team.
The publication chanting “Beauvais”, “that’s a victory”
In addition to on-field content, Silvère Tian has been calling since the start of the year to liven up the stadium during matches, to reconnect with the public. And there too it seems to be improving. Recently, food trucks have appeared in the Pierre-Brisson grounds on match days. The bodega also comes alive, before and after the meetings. And “the fanfare that will arrive», Announces the coach.
All this, added to the good results that are coming back, means that the public is starting to become more numerous in the aisles of the stadium. And you can hear it at times. “What made me happy was the crowd shouting “BEAU-VAIS” at the end of the match. It’s been a long time», he smiles.
The next meeting will be this Sunday, November 24 in Le Havre.
