At the end of the 19th day of the championship, Bordeaux-Bègles welcomes in Chaban-Delmas, this Sunday, March 23, the Stade Toulousain. It is a revenge of the last final of the Top 14.
After two weeks of truce, the Top 14 decided to offer what he has best by offering a dream poster between Bordeaux-Bègles and Toulouse. It is simply a match between the leader of the Toulouse championship and his dolphin the UBB. It was also the poster for the last Top 14 final, widely won by the band to Antoine Dupont (59-3). To complete the loop, on the outward journey, the Girondins had taken a semblance of revenge by dropping the red and black in Ernest-Wallon (12-16). “The first leg goes up, dragged Mathis Castro-Ferreira. Since then, we have moved on. We rebuilt each other. We went on to the duplicates where we were on a fairly young group anyway. We go to a new course.”
This shock at the top inevitably feels powder, even if Ugo Mola has made a choice that has something to disappoint and surprise rugby lovers. The Toulouse coach, faced with a demential calendar, decided to rest all his internationals and in particular the French who triumphed during the last tournament of the 6 nations. Thus, Romain Ntamack, Cyril Baille, Julien Marchand, Peato Mauvaka or Emmanuel Meafou went on vacation. Antoine Dupont, victim of a break in a knee crossed ligament, joined the infirmary. Once again, Toulouse will trust his youth. “They came to win with us. I do not pretend to say that we are going to give them the same, but we necessarily want to exist. We know that it will be complicated. They have extraordinary players. Honestly, we have no duty of result, we have a duty of behavior and state of mind with this group. We will have to be connected and played. We must try our luck to see what will happen.
On the other side, Bordeaux-Bègles, who still suffered during the duplicate period, found himself under the pressure of Toulon, winner of Perpignan on Saturday. A success that made the Girondins back down in the last place of the podium. As we recall, the Top 14 stables are fighting for the first two Strapontins with the objective of directly joining the semi-finals of the championship. Important places to avoid the fatigue of a dam. Unlike Ugo Mola, Yannick Bru decided to play his internationals like Maxime Lucu, Matthieu Jalibert or Damian Penaud. “This is the beginning of a new season, justified the manager of the UBB. We have a sequence of five games which is terrible. The group has recharged the batteries. We are focused on the big performances that we must deliver to achieve our goals. We start an ascent that will not forgive any error in this fight with Toulouse and Toulon. We must take our responsibilities.”
In the context of this 19th day of the championship, the Top 14 offers a five-star shock: Bordeaux-Bègles Toulouse. The start of this part will be given at 9:05 p.m. M.Cayre will be at the whistle.
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- The Girondins departure XV for this Bordeaux -Bègles – Toulouse: 15. Buros; 14. Penaud, 13. Depoortere, 12. Van Rensburg, 11. Bielle-Biarrey; 10. Jalibert, 9. Lucu (cap.); 7. Bochaton, 8. Samu, 6. Gazzotti; 5. Cazeaux, 4. Petti; 3. Tameifuna, 2. Lamothe, 1. Poirot.
- The starting XV of the Haut-Garonnais for this Bordeaux-Bègles-Toulouse: 15. Stir; 14. Sword, 13. Vignères, 12. Ahki, 11. Lebel; 10. Mallia, 9. Saito; 7. Banos, 8. T. Ntamack, 6. Willis (cap.); 5. Vergé, 4. Elias; 3. Merkler, 2. Cramont, 1. Ainu’u.
- Winamax: Bordeaux -Bègles (1.21) – Null (26.00) – Toulouse (3.80).
- Betclic: Bordeaux -Bègles (1.20) – Dif A (25.00) – Toulouse (3.80).
- Unibet: Bordeaux -Bègles (1.20) – Null (25.00) – Toulouse (3.75).