For the 4th year in a row, UBB is in the semi-final of the Top 14. because for the 4th time in a row, it won its play-off match. She won without trembling against Racing 92 (31 to 17). It took a little less than half time for Union Bordeaux-Bègles to gain the upper hand over their opponent. Because just before the break, UBB left a moral mark on Racing by making a first break to lead 21-12 at half-time. The Union continued its momentum in the second half until taking a 19-point lead in the 53rd and thus being able to manage the end of the match without ever being really threatened.
Up to 19 points ahead
However, the start of the meeting was balanced. Solid in defense and aggressive in the rucks, the two teams went blow for blow throughout the first half. The scorers, Maxime Lucu on the Bordeaux side and Tristan Tedder on the racing side, increased the score. But only Union Bordeaux Bègles managed to cross. First in the 19th on a number from Madosh Tambwe along the touchline escaping Tedder and Gibert to score the first try of the match. Then, just before the break, after a first carried ball punished with a yellow card for Cameron Woki, the Bordeaux team did it again to break down the Ile-de-France defense and allow Maxime Lamothe to score the second try to create a first gap of 9 points.
At the restart, the Bordelais continued to muzzle the attack of Racing 92. They retained the initiative of the game. Maxime Lucu passed three additional points. Then, with a perfectly timed kick in the opposing goal, the UBB captain sent Romain Buros to score the Union’s third try. Stuart Lancaster’s Racingmen will not recover. Faced with a Union determined not to give up defensively, the Ile-de-France residents only found the fault once, at the end of a disorderly action concluded on the counter by Max Spring (31-17, 67th). Too late. The 28,000 spectators at the Chaban-Delmas stadium can chant “We are in half” for the occasion.
Uncertainty Ben Tameifuna
Despite the absence of his playing master Matthieu Jalibert, whose season is over, the Union managed to overcome the barrier obstacle for the 4th time in a row. UBB will face other Parisians, those from Stade Français, during the semi-final set for Saturday June 22 (9:05 p.m.) on the lawn of the Matmut Atlantique stadium. She may have to deal with an additional handicap because the presence of “Big Ben” Tameifuna seems uncertain. The right pillar came out in the first period, hit in the shoulder. The only downside to a successful evening for the Union.
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