The Bordeaux-Bègles Union took a real slap. Last June, the Gironde club achieved the feat of qualifying for the Top 14 final, the first in their history since the merger. A consecration for Yannick Bru, who arrived a few months earlier on the banks of the Garonne. Nevertheless, exhausted and exhausted by a grueling end to the season, Maxime Lucu's teammates experienced a terrible humiliation against Stade Toulousain. Unleashed, the Red and Black scored 59 points, for what was the biggest defeat in a final in over a century.
“I didn’t feel that the guys were traumatized”
However, the Bordelais are off to a better start this season and seem to have digested this defeat. Asked by Rugby RamaLouis Bielle-Barrey returned to this painful match. Exited with a concussion at the start of the second half, the international winger has few memories of it, much to his delight: « In the final, I took a knockout. very early in the meeting. I came out afterwards, so I don't really have any memories of that match. So much the better, actually, I think! (laughs) It's true that when we look back, when we see this score, we can say to ourselves that we are going to have difficulty. However, when we resumed preparation, I didn't feel that the guys were traumatized by anything. Everyone had mourned in their corner. It was the first year of the project with Yannick (Bru) and all the staff. It was like that. There was nothing we could do about it anyway. It's been very motivating and very challenging for everyone, with a new year ahead of us to potentially close that gap. Frankly, we have a great squad. Everyone is pulling each other up. There is healthy competition, with great players. All this allowed us to get back up. There, we had a good start to the season. We had a good first part of the championship. We know that the hardest part will come now. » UBB, winner of Stade Toulousain in Ernest-Wallon at the start of the season, is determined to take revenge.
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To summarize
Louis Bielle-Biarrey revealed how he experienced the terrible defeat of Union Bordeaux-Bègles against Stade Toulousain in the Top 14 final (59-3). Exited with a concussion at the start of the second half, the winger has few memories.
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