The meeting between FCG and Oyonnax, the Top 14 Access Match, will be a historic first: introduced for the first time this season, the two teams, playing in different levels, will compete to get the 14th and last place of the next French Rugby Championship.
The two teams have "won" their ticket for this meeting at the stake unpublished last weekend: for Oyonnax, it is being beaten dryly at Castres (54-3), by failing in the final of Pro D2 for the FCG (38-13).
Authors of a complicated start to the season (last at the 17th day, 9 points behind the 13th, still last at the 20th day), the Oyomen have achieved a thundering spring, since their victory at Clermont in February (12 -18): 6 wins for 3 losses.
On the Grenoble side, it was a conceded defeat at the Stade des Alpes (the only one of the season) against Perpignan (17-24), who revived the "Rouge & Bleu" until the final of Pro D2 (9 wins , 1 draw, 2 defeats, including the final in Toulouse)
This unprecedented confrontation in an official match between two teams of two different divisions offers a lot of unknowns for the fans of both teams, but also all rugby fans: the gap between Top 14 and Pro D2, the weight of playing at home for the Pro D2 team, the coolness of the FCG after the grueling final stages, etc.
The Grenoblois players will benefit from weight support, with a Stade des Alpes which will be very well stocked (14,200 already sold).
You can still book your tickets for this match on FCGTICKET.com
Auteur : FCG Rugby