The Grenoble players will look to grab the lost points
First trip of the season for the Grenoble players. After the defeat conceded at home to Colomiers, the Isèrois will try to make up for it on Domec's pitch, to set in motion a positive spiral.
Carcassonne, another regular in the Pro D2 championship (tenth consecutive season at this level), had made a successful start to the 2018-2019 season, before finishing eleventh in the standings. To do better, the Audois managers can rely on a squad that includes many former Grenoble players, such as Benoît Jasmin, Louis Marrou, or the new Claude Dry and Alexandre Dardet. "The forwards who have arrived understand the game, also know how to pass and we can say that we have a better group than last year. " warned Benoît Jasmin in Rugbyrama.
The USC wants to go higher than in recent seasons (never better than 9th since 2013). This is confirmed by Benoît Jasmin: "This year, the staff and the president have revised the objectives upwards and it would be nice to titillate the top 6. They asked us to be ambitious: until now, we had left with the fear of going down and the need to keep our sights set on it. If we can do something right this year, it would be really nice. "To achieve this, the Carcassonne will have to hook up with the most ambitious clubs in the championship, especially at home. Starting with the FCG on Thursday.
The latest results
US Carcassonne won largely against Vannes in the first day of the championship. The Audois won, with the offensive bonus, 37 to 10.
The next games
After Grenoble, Carcassonne will play in Mont-de-Marsan and then host the USAP.
The last Carcassonne - FCG
The FCG had won in November 2017 in Albert Domec with a score of 18 to 23. Etienne Fourcade and Lolagi Visinia scored in the two Grenoble tests.
Auteur : FCG Rugby