By winning this Saturday against a rival, the Bordeaux club carried out a fine operation in the standings by taking, at least temporarily, 3rd place.
The Bordeaux-Bègles Union continues its good momentum of the last few weeks. Despite some cold sweats at the end of the match after the two tries of hooker Torsten van Jaarsveld (71st, 75th) after balls carried, the Girondins won against the promoted Basque (23-15) and chained a fourth consecutive victory . Better, they settle temporarily on the podium of the Top 14, in third place (39 points). Despite its late start, Rowing (35 points) will leave the qualifying places at the end of the 15th day.
This meeting, the UBB ideally started it by quickly leading 10 to 0 after Yoram Moeafana’s try (9th). After a magnificent 50/22 found by his captain Maxime Lucu, Louis Bielle-Biarrey quickly played the touch for his center who then only had to flatten between the posts. A few minutes later, Camille Lopez unlocked the Rowing counter by registering her sixth drop since the start of the season (16th). In a messy end to the first period, the Girondins managed to reach the locker room with a 1-point advantage (13-3).
Upon returning from the locker room, the tenants of the Chaban-Delmas stadium quickly widened the gap. Thanks to a new throw in the 22 opposing meters after a 50/22 found by Zach Holmes, the Bordeaux-Béglais scored their second try through the Argentinian winger Santiago Cordero, in a corner (48th). After a long run for an attacking bonus point, UBB were upset twice late in the game by Torsten van Jaarsveld to claim a four-point victory.