Saint-Amand Women edged Dijon 32:29 in the Butagaz Energie League on Tuesday evening in a match that kept supporters on edge from start to finish. The result shifted the early table balance, with the hosts climbing away from a draw-heavy start.
Both sides arrive with identical records after two rounds — four points apiece, one victory and one draw each. Saint-Amand sit sixth, Dijon ninth, though the gap between them feels narrower than the standings suggest.
Saint-Amand came into this game with mixed fortunes. They beat Nîmes 27:23 last Wednesday but had lost 20:27 to Strasbourg on their opening day. Dijon, meanwhile, lost 32:33 to Brest Bretagne on their most recent outing before picking up a 28:23 win against Plan-de-Cuques.
And here's the thing — we had backed Dijon at 52 per cent confidence, expecting the visitors to take control. The match went another way entirely. Saint-Amand's intensity in the middle period, something we noticed in training footage, carried through against a Dijon side that looked slightly off the pace.
By then the hosts had built enough of a cushion to weather any late pressure from the visitors. The scoreline tells a close story, but the difference in momentum was what really separated the two teams on the night.