In Clermont, the Tarbaises stole the Doumergue Trophy – Le Guiader in Villeneuve-d’Ascq

The Trophy actually changed hands this Saturday night at La Gauthière, being replaced at short notice in Fleury’s room to the great joy of Stade president Bruno Verlaguet. Tired of the previous day’s game, reduced in number, the 7 Villeneuvoises (including 4 professionals) of Rachid Meziane bowed to a Tarbes team rolling with a coach, where the coach François Gomez especially appreciated sharing of the ball.

“It will light the flames again, in this room where everything started for me”: Rachid Meziane back to Clermont

TGB started at high speed (9-1, 6th), took a tangent in the 2nd quarter (31-15, 16th) leaving ESBV with no fuel in the tank and running out of solutions. Two close timeouts from Rachid Meziane made no difference. However, its 2-1-2 zone was punished from the start with 2 three points (39-20, 18th), Tarbes reached the break with a disruptive lead (45-24). The second half proved it (70-40, 30th). One way (81-65).

Spectators. Stéphane Risacher from Auvergne (here between Dominique Théas and Nicolas Prat) followed the developments of his daughter Aïnhoa in the Lyon team.

Before the final, Charnay faced Yoann Cabioc’h’s Lionesses. The current head coach, who has been in charge since the off-season, pushed a blower during the timeout taken after 9 seconds in the 2nd quarter (16-30). Effective in giving young Lyonnaises motivation. More aggressiveness and regularity that led the friends of Aïnhoa Risacher, under the eyes of his father Stéphane, to take points then, on a serious defensive basis, to gradually close their teeth ( 73-67).

Francis Laporte