Before the big flights, a wild war of trenches

“A good reminder. I would tend to say that this is our worst face of the season. »» Cold and bitter observation of Yannick Bru. A week before challenging Toulouse for a place in the final of the Champions Cup, the Union Bordeaux-Bègles underwent the law, on its lawn of Chaban-Delmas, from Stade Rochelais. A demonstration of strength of the Maritimes who totally smothered, crushed and chewed the Girondins in combat and commitment, imposing their power found in the mauls and the battle of the rucks. The Bordeaux manager adds that his team has, on this match, “Missing power on the line of advantage but that does not explain the 30 lost balloons, the 9 in front. It is a non-match on our part… ”

Faced with an ogre such as the Toulouse stadium, hostility will be just as raised. If the movement game – made of a thousand passes and dazzling counterattacks – continues to make the legend of the red and black, this formidable offensive efficiency holds its source in …