Union Bordeaux-Bègles faces Harlequins this Saturday in the quarter-finals of the Champions Cup. Mathieu Jalibert and Damian Penaud are not starters.
Union Bordeaux-Bègles must capitalize on its current good form to try to reach the last four of the Champions Cup. All competitions combined, at home, the Bordelais are on a series of three successes in a row. The best attack in the Champions Cup in terms of points scored (217) and number of tries (32) took place last week, in the round of 16, against Saracens (45-12). “If we are the team that I have known since the start of the year, against Harlequins we are going to have a shit match. We are one move up, one move down,” regretted Yannick Bru, coach of the ‘UBB.
Opposite, Harlequins had more difficulty overcoming Glasgow in the round of 16 of the Champions Cup. A narrow victory (28-24) which allowed them to achieve a second consecutive success in all competitions. But the English arrive with an outsider status as confirmed by Quins’ second row, Joe Launchbury, who arrives in Gironde with a “little fear”.
What time does the Bordeaux-Bègles – Harlequins match start?
The Bordeaux-Bègles – Harlequins match will start at 4 p.m. this Saturday. It will take place at the Chaban-Delmas stadium in Bordeaux.
On which TV channel is Bordeaux-Bègles – Harlequins broadcast?
Two channels will broadcast the meeting between Bordeaux-Bègles and Harlequins. France 2 and Bein Sports 1 will broadcast the match. The Italian Andrea Piardi will be the referee.
What streaming broadcast for the Bordeaux-Bègles – Harlequins match?
Two streaming broadcasts will also be available to follow this Bordeaux-Bègles – Harlequins. MyCanal and France.TV will offer streaming.
What compositions for Bordeaux-Bègles – Harlequins?
No risk for Yannick Bru and the Bordeaux staff. Damian Penaud and Matthieu Jalibert does not start in the UBB XV which made two changes compared to last season’s round of 16. The starting XV of Bordeaux: Buros – Uberti, Depoortere, Moefana, Bielle-Biarrey – (o) Garcia, (m) Lucu (cap.) – Samu, Tatafu, Miquel – Coleman, Cazeaux – Tameifuna, Lamothe, Kaulashvili.
Opposite, the team’s star Marcus Smith will obviously start. On the other hand Danny Care and Joe Marler are absent due to injury. The starting XV of the English team: T. Green – Lynagh, Beard, Esterhuizen, Murley – (o) M. Smith, (m) W. Porter – W. Evans, Dombrandt, Cunningham-South – Lewies (cap. ), Launchbury – Collier, Walker, Baxter.
What are the predictions for the Bordeaux-Bègles – Harlequins match?
Unibet : 1.09; 35; 6.50
Winamax : 1.09; 34; 6.25
Betclic : 1.09; 35; 6