these eight minutes where everything almost changed for the CSBJ against Albi

An explosion of joy. On the field, on the bench, in the stands of Rajon. A siege of almost eight minutes. And at the final whistle – and after a very, very big scare – relief and satisfaction, too. The final sequence on which this Bourgoin-Albi was played only very partially reflects the debates between Nord-Isérois and Tarnais. But it was necessary to go through this sequence “to life, to death” to triumph over this big piece of National. A converted try for Albi would have condemned the Berjalliens to a sad defensive bonus. But the CSBJ did not give up.

Tripier: “It goes quickly, in real life”

The space of about ten minutes, the scrums with…