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Basketball: an administrative error made by Rodez that could be expensive

The success (67-79) of the RBA in Colomiers 10 days ago has been canceled. Worse, the prefecture club, which plays the climb and nothing else in the Prénational this season, was inflicted with a zero point defeat for lack of license. He is no longer a leader.

But how could it have happened? This question is likely to haunt the next nights of Ruthenian players and supporters. Indeed, the beautiful victory (67-79) acquired on Saturday 27 November with one of the direct competitors for the rise to Nationale 3, Colomiers, has just been canceled by the Ligue Occitanie.

In question, an administrative error made by the Rodez basket Aveyron. Suddenly, the regional body even inflicted on Rodez a defeat on the green carpet at 0 points (against 1 normally). Exit therefore the seven Ruthenian successes in seven matches (including one that he was forced to replay after an error, this time made by the referee of the match). And the leadership position that went with it. Now, President Xavier Alric’s guys are dolphins of… Colomiers, one point behind him (12 and 13). All this while the return phase of the championship of this group B Pyrenees has just started last Saturday with a success for Rodez over another direct competitor, Albi (114-69). “I have just received a letter with acknowledgment of receipt notifying us of things“, President Alric told us on Monday, December 6.”We played a player that we should not have played. “And to clarify again:” We wanted to replace Nacer Daoui, who was not there that weekend, with a boy from Team II.“Except that suddenly, the scoresheet showed” one transferred player too many“, further revealed the president of the Aveyron club. In reality, according to our information, he is a player with a C2 license. Understand who validated his affiliation document with the FFBB after the end of June. Thing which is not allowed in pre-national.

Rodez realizes his blunder … but too late

A real blunder which could be expensive at the end of the season, at the time of the final count. Because with this setback on the green carpet, during the second phase (play-off), Rodez will keep his disbursement of two points vis-à-vis Colomiers. “No, it’s not over at all for the climb, nevertheless defends Xavier Alric. There are still all the return matches! “Not to mention that the leader says he wants to study all possible solutions.”We will reunite the office (of the club) this week, see if it is possible to oppose it or if it is of no use. “Also according to our information, an approach, if it were to be initiated, would have almost no chance of success. The sanction issued by the League is based on established facts and an application of the sporting regulations, thus not giving rise to This is probably what motivated the Ruthenians to try to explain themselves upstream of the decision of the regional body, they who had noticed their error even before they were sanctioned.

In fact, to afford an accession to N3 in the spring (promised to only one club out of 14), in addition to achieving a grandiose season on the floors (which is currently the case), they will, most likely, also have to compensate. this blunder. “It’s a shame to have made this mistake, deplores a nonetheless philosopher Xavier Alric: We are young, we learn. We do not control everything.

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