The Grenoble team will play their first Challenge Cup match on Saturday on the lawn of the Italian club of Benetton Trevise, third in the Pro 14 B conference.
The star player
Among the many Italian internationals of Benetton Treviso is number 10 of the Squadra Azurra: Tommaso Allan. The 25-year-old fly-half, who spent 3 seasons in Perpignan, scored two tries in the 5 games played with his team this season.
The former Grenoble man
No former FCG player is wearing the Benetton Trevise jersey.
The last match between the 2 teams
The FCG and Benetton Trevise have never met in an official match. However, the Grenoble team had travelled to Italy to play a preparation match in August 2016 against Benetton. With a younger team, the Grenoble team had lost 42 to 10. The FCG test was scored by Laurent Bouchet.
The last games
Benetton Trevise has a mixed record in Pro 14 with 3 wins and 3 losses. The Italians won in the Newport Dragons (17-21), then defeated the Cardiff Blues in Italy (27-25). They then suffered three consecutive defeats (38-29 in the Scarlets, 27-10 in the Ospreys and 31-30 in Edinburgh). The victory came at the reception of the South African Kings franchise (28-5)
Upcoming matches
The Italians will play their second Challenge Cup match in Agen on 19 October, then host Leinster and Ulster in Pro 14 over the following weeks.
Auteur : FCG Rugby