Big anger from the Bordeaux-Bègles Union. The Bordeaux club is indeed fuming according to Sud Ouest because of the XV of France and the LNR. It turns out that the Blues' autumn tour will end tomorrow evening with the last match between the XV of France and Argentina at the Stade de France. But yesterday, Fabien Galthié, the French coach, revealed his starting fifteen and the replacements for this meeting. We therefore knew who the five reserves would be for this last match. These are Lucu, Lamothe, Montagne, Berdeu, Alldritt. Except that the clubs were first authorized to use the reserves for the return of the Top 14 this weekend. And on the UBB side, we obviously counted on Maxime Lucu and Maxime Lamothe, two essential players in the Bordeaux team. But ultimately, the LNR made a decision which made the UBB fume.
The angry UBB
Because while the UBB was counting on its scrum half and its hooker with a view to joining the group this Saturday at midday in Brittany to face RC Vannes in the evening, it turns out that the LNR has broken the plans of the Bordeaux club. On Wednesday evening, the National Rugby League informed the clubs that the reservists will ultimately not be authorized to set foot on the Top 14 pitches this weekend, highlighting a situation of unfairness between the teams, depending on whether their match takes place on Saturday afternoon or Saturday evening. And the UBB took this decision as an injustice, being very angry about this refusal. Suffice it to say that Fabien Galthié's choice to place Lucu and Lamothe as reserves and then the LNR's decision made Bordeaux-Bègles jump, which will also have to do without Damian Penaud, affected by a lung infection.
To summarize
Big anger from the Bordeaux-Bègles Union. The Bordeaux club is indeed fuming according to Sud Ouest because of the XV of France and the LNR. It turns out that the Blues' autumn tour will end tomorrow evening with the last match between the XV of France and Argentina at the Stade de France.
