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Dominated in the first period, the Bordeaux team were buried by the “red and black” tide and in particular the festival of Toulouse captain Antoine Dupont. The frustration was significant on the side of the UBB players.
Trailing 22-3 at half-time, the Bordeaux team experienced a very complicated first half this Friday evening at the Stade Vélodrome during the Top 14 final. As evidenced by the video published by Canal + Rugby who placed a microphone on Nicolas Depoortere, the young UBB center and French international.
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Quickly trailing following Antoine Dupont’s try, the Girondins failed to get their game going and the 21-year-old did not stop giving instructions to his teammates. “No more mistakes guys, no more mistakes. Discipline!” he notably told his partners.
“I’ll tell you what’s wrong,” he continued. “We’re scared! We’re shitting ourselves! When we make mistakes… and then we get tries! We’re going to go to the putty, we’re going to hit them with our helmets, we’re going to turn them over! That’s not our DNA, come on, let’s go back!” Despite his young age, the center makes himself heard. “Guys, we’re going to stop getting humiliated. Now, let’s go, into the fight. We’re going to beat them up. Whether we win or not, we’re going to beat them up. We have to beat them up, we have to hurt them now. We’re getting humiliated. That’s not happening anymore,” he added during this first period.
