Federale 2 (Round 5) – Five unbeaten records fall, four clubs still perfect

A look back at round 5 of Federale 2, played on 17 and 18 October.

Four clubs made it five wins from five in Federale 2 this weekend, while five others who were still unbeaten going into round 5 suffered their first defeat.

Five unbeaten records fall

Lons-le-Saunier, Saint-Priest, Quillan Limoux, Millau and Bazas had all won their first four games. None of them got past round 5. In pool 2, Lons-le-Saunier were well beaten at Rillieux-la-Pape (34-15) and Saint-Priest lost at Saint-Jean-de-Bournay (25-18). The losing bonus point they took from that trip is enough to keep them top, one point clear of Rillieux.

In pool 4, Quillan Limoux lost at Prades (20-10) and hand first place to XV Corbieres, narrow winners over Villefranche-de-Lauragais (18-16). In pool 6, Millau went down at Arpajon (32-29) despite a Lupumlo Mguca brace. Bazas were caught and passed at home by Mugron (40-42). Merignac, 33-20 winners over Arcangues-Bassussarry, go top of pool 7 on points difference ahead of Hasparren.

Gennevilliers, Rodez, Le Rheu and Rieumes still perfect

Four sides now have five wins from five. Gennevilliers scored 64 points against Vincennes (64-14), with braces for Flavien Guerrier and Lucas Godefroy, and match last season’s perfect start, as do Le Rheu, who won at Maisons-Laffitte (35-19) thanks to a Robin Lechevallier brace. Rodez are alone at the top of pool 6 after beating Decazeville (40-13), having lost their fifth game last season.

At Rieumes, Mathis Donini came off the bench wearing 22 and scored five of his side’s six tries against Oursbelille (46-25), four of them after the break. He now has six tries this season, level with Anthony Baron (Beaumont) and Mosese Pepa (La Roche-sur-Yon). Rieumes had not won their first five games since 2022-23. Grasse are the other unbeaten side after winning at Vinay (21-16), their only blemish being a 9-9 draw at Aubagne.

Servian-Boujan post the biggest margin of the season

Servian-Boujan beat Montelimar 59-8, led by a Johan Burguillos hat-trick, the widest margin in Federale 2 this season, just ahead of Gennevilliers’ 64-14 on the same weekend. Meyzieu (51-3 against Villefranche-sur-Saone, a Killian Litim brace), Argeles-Gazost (50-8 against Navarrenx) and Roubaix (64-28 against Sarcelles, braces for Clement Unique and Nathanael Cambier) also went past 50 points.

At the other end, three clubs got their first win: Salanque Cote Radieuse against Caussade (20-19), Ger-Seron-Bedeille against Leguevin (22-21) and Levezou Segala at Nontron (33-27), with two tries from Adrien Frayssinhes. Caussade, with a single win, already have four losing bonus points.

Round 5 results

Pool 1: Bourges – Antony 38-26, Gennevilliers – Vincennes 64-14, Meaux – Ris-Orangis 35-24, SCUF – Riom 24-22, Paris 15 – Clichy 36-40, Vichy – Clermont-Cournon 17-9

Pool 2: Andrezieux-Boutheon – Villars-les-Dombes 41-20, Rillieux-la-Pape – Lons-le-Saunier 34-15, Saint-Claude – Chalon-sur-Saone 28-13, Saint-Jean-de-Bournay – Saint-Priest 25-18, Meyzieu – Villefranche-sur-Saone 51-3, Nantua – Illkirch-Graffenstaden 35-30

Pool 3: Aubagne – Avignon Le Pontet 15-13, Cavaillon – Saint-Raphael-Frejus 27-39, Pezenas – SMUC 21-9, Servian-Boujan – Montelimar 59-8, Voiron – Les Angles 31-23, Vinay – Grasse 16-21

Pool 4: Prades – Quillan Limoux 20-10, Salanque Cote Radieuse – Caussade 20-19, XV Corbieres – Villefranche-de-Lauragais 18-16, Saverdun – Beaumont 17-32, La Saudrune – Castelsarrasin 57-28, Lavaur – Castanet 27-31

Pool 5: Aramits – Gimont 24-20, Coarraze-Nay – Morlaas 17-14, Ger-Seron-Bedeille – Leguevin 22-21, Gan – Lombez-Samatan 27-24, Argeles-Gazost – Navarrenx 50-8, Rieumes – Oursbelille 46-25

Pool 6: Arpajon – Millau 32-29, Belves – Canton d’Alban 20-13, Rodez – Decazeville 40-13, Vergt – Figeac 37-21, Bergerac – Malemort 43-7, Nontron – Levezou Segala 27-33

Pool 7: Bazas – Mugron 40-42, Casteljaloux – Stade Bordelais 24-18, Lormont – Mouguerre 16-13, Merignac – Arcangues-Bassussarry 33-20, Boucau-Tarnos – Rion-des-Landes 30-41, Hasparren – Castillon-la-Bataille 48-34

Pool 8: Evreux – Versailles 13-37, Maisons-Laffitte – Le Rheu 19-35, Plaisir – Caen 38-22, Roubaix – Sarcelles 64-28, Amiens – Les Sables-d’Olonne 18-25, Montesson – La Roche-sur-Yon 17-48

Pool leaders after five rounds

At the bottom, Antony, Illkirch-Graffenstaden, SMUC, Castillon-la-Bataille and Montesson are still without a win, while Castelsarrasin, Navarrenx and Malemort prop up their pools with one win each.