France Nationale 1 - Round 10 Preview

By ethanjbradley · France

After an exciting weekend of rugby, round 10 of Nationale 1 will commence on Friday 6th November. Massy remain unbeaten after 9 rounds and lead the way on 41 points with Chambéry & Carcassone trailing in hot pursuit. Massy host Rouen Normandy in the opening fixture of the round at 7pm (6pm Irish time). There are 3 matches in round 10 where 4 points separate both teams. Suresnes will be looking to set a marker down at home to Stade Montois (the longest away team travel distance of round 10 - 710km). OL Marcquois (13) will be looking to overtake Rennes (12) in what will be an exciting encounter in Lille. The final game of the round is a derby between Bourgoin-Jallieu (9) and Viennes (11) on Saturday evening. Vienne only have to travel an hour to their hosts and a win here would be massive for their season.

RC Massy (1) vs Rouen Normandy (5)
Points separating teams: 12 points
Date & Time: 6 November, 7pm local
Location: Stade Jules Ladoumègue, Massy
Capacity: 3,200
Away team travel distance: 143km (1hr 40mins)

Suresnes (10) vs Stade Montois (6)
Points separating teams: 4 points
Date & Time: 6 November, 7:30pm local
Location: Stade Jean-Moulin, Suresnes
Capacity: 5,000
Away team travel distance: 710km (7hrs)

SO Chambéry (2) vs US Bressane (14)
Points separating teams: 28 points
Date & Time: 6 November, 7:30pm local
Location: Chambéry Savoie Stadium, Chambéry
Capacity: 5,285
Away team travel distance: 168km (1hr 40mins)

RC Orléans (7) vs US Carcassone (3)
Points separating teams: 11 points
Date & Time: 6 November, 8pm local
Location: Stade Omnisports de la Source, Orléans
Capacity: 7,533
Away team travel distance: 643km (6hrs)

CA Périgueux (8) vs SC Albi (4)
Points separating teams: 9 points
Date & Time: 7 November, 4pm local
Location: Stade Francis-Rongiéras, Périgueux
Capacity: 9,000
Away team travel distance: 285km (3hrs 10mins)

OL Marcquois (13) vs Rennes EC (12)
Points separating teams: 4 points
Date & Time: 7 November, 6pm local
Location: Stadium Lille Métropole, Marcq-en-Barœul
Capacity: 18,154
Away team travel distance: 569km (5hrs 40mins)

CS Bourgoin-Jallieu (9) vs CS Vienne (11)
Points separating teams: 4 points
Date & Time: 7 November, 7pm local
Location: Stade Pierre-Rajon, Bourgoin-Jallieu
Capacity: 9,441
Away team travel distance: 53km (53mins)