Brazilian team partner of Saracens FC of England won Pasteur by 29-8, repeating in 2014 the 3rd place of the Paulista A 2013 Championship
The Bandeirantes Saracens São Paulo maintained last season regularity to end the Paulista A 2014 Rugby Championship in third place, repeating the performance in 2013. Winning the bronze medal came with a 29-8 victory over traditional rival Pasteur also from the capital, in match played on Wednesday (9) in CERET. The Championship title went to São José, who defeated the SPAC by 6-3 in the the same day.
Despite the large score, the first half was balanced with the Band-Sarries looking to overcome the injured players for the match, including Rodrigo, Leonardo Serrano, Pedro Rosa, Chabal and Marcelo Bellório, and also Gabriel Paganini who is going through a period of tests at Saracens FC in London. The red and black Ibirapuera team managed to impose his pace and closed the first half at 15-8. Young players had the chance to start at the first team such as Rubens, Beto, João Paulo, Leo and Guden, taking opportunity to show that they are prepared for challenges ahead.
In the second stage, with more volume in game, the Band-Sarries kept the pressure over Pasteur defense, even when acting with 13 players due to the simultaneous punishment of two athletes who received a yellow card and had to stay out of the match ten minutes. Laurent scored the first try of the match and then came two with the prop Marton, in addition to the 14 points of Japinha from 1 conversion, 3 penalty kicks and 1 drop-goal, which confirmed the Band-Sarries number 10 as the top scorer of the Championship with 121 points.
For the coach Gesner Martoni, some details prevented that the goal of being champions set at the beginning of the season was reached. “We had many injured players during the tournament and still almost fulfill the goal of reaching the final match. This projection is maintained for the Super 10 in 2014 second semester, we can not be happy with a semifinal. We want to get to the decision of the Championship “, established Gesner Martoni.
The Super 10, as it is called the Brazilian first division or Rugby Championship, counts with ten teams, starting on the 19th o July and the Band-Sarries debut is agains Rio Branco, also from São Paulo capital. The game should be hosted in CERET. In 2015 the Brazilian championship should move to Super 8, which interferes in the rules of this year. “The change in regulation will leave a much more contested championship because three teams will fall to second division, where only one team will rise from. We will have to be better prepared and we believe in our young people who are gaining experience”, analyzed the Band-Sarries coach.
Final Score: Bandeirantes Saracens 29 (15) x (8) 8 Pasteur
Bandeirantes Saracens São Paulo
