The Bretons start this third block by the reception of Carcassonne, Friday (20h). If the RCV now wants to start again, it will be necessary to avoid the autumnal slack.

The page is turned, defeat at Angoulême (12-42), digested. If Jean-Noel Spitzer admits that the rest between these two blocks was short-lived, or even non-existent for the staff, it is the look turned forward that the Breton coach starts this third block. Three receptions in four matches: Vannes must, at least on paper, take points.

With 16 units in 8 days or two per game, the RCV is for the moment in its standards (61 points in 30 days in 2016-2017, 62 in 2017-2018). But now is another type of regularity that the Breton coach is aiming for: "In previous seasons, we have taken a lot of points in the first six games and in the last six. In fact, we take almost as many in twelve games as the 18 in the middle (last year, Vannes has scored 30 of 61). This year I would like it to be more linear, so that I do not have to look behind but rather aim for those who are ahead. "

The fear of empty passage

This ninth match will have the challenge of not repeating the same patterns. But Spitzer knows it, in a championship, nothing is easy, especially at this time of the year. "To say that the block is going to be simple, that everything is going to be fine, it would be rather presumptuous. For now we have been safe from problems, but they can quickly happen. In the last two seasons, we had real difficulties in the fall and winter, despite a fairly positive start, " rewinds the coach. In the previous year, Vannes was indeed a victim of a big empty run in October, with four defeats in as many games. And for his first season in Pro D2 (2016-2017), the Bretons had lined up 6 defeats between 9 December and 27 January.

It must be said that after eight matches, the organizations can start to be affected. "We will have to pay attention to the injured, but also suspensions, Spitzer analysis. Fredrick Hickes (who received a red card in the match against Angouleme) is currently the only one suspended, but Dan Tuohy and Manoa Vosawai (who each have two yellow cards since the start of the championship) could be in case of new cardboard " . The international matches in November should also move away Tim Menzel and Christopher Hilsenbeck (Germany) or Eric Fry, called by the United States.

Continue to advance despite the absentees, especially not to live in low weather, this is the goal set by Jean-Noel Spitzer to his troops. "I would like to show that we have evolved in relation to that," confirms the latter. Three victories on this block would in any case store some heat in anticipation of winter.

The group to face Carcassonne: Blanchard, Leafa, Sénéca, Neparidze, Fry, Kite, Tafili, Delangle, Jones, Tuohy, Cramond, Vosawai, Kamikamica, Picault, Chalmers, Menzel, The Lease, Moeke, Hilsenbeck, Burgaud, Vulivuli, Pic , Popelin, Duplenne, Bouthier, Bly.