Champions Cup – Louis Bielle-Biarrey (Union Bordeaux Bègles) or Monsieur one try per match

He is the only international from Union Bordeaux-Bègles, present in Fabien Galthié's list in the fall, to have seen his playing time increase during this series of eight consecutive victories compared to last year. Louis Bielle-Biarrey played 388 minutes last season, compared to 436 this season. A slight logical increase since he was present six times on the match sheet (five starts, one start) compared to only five starts during the first big eight. It must be said that the young 21-year-old winger was often used at full-back (four times out of six) to compensate for the absences of Romain Buros and Nans Ducuing, who have just returned to the competition with unfortunately already a return to the infirmary for the first city. A full-back position where he will start again this Sunday. This would be enough to explain his playing time this season, already close to 1,000 minutes at club level (916), to which are added the 240 minutes played with the XV of France in the fall.

One try away from his single-season record

It would also be a shame to deprive ourselves of the insolent success of one of the new idols of French Rugby, whose fame has now gone beyond the Gironde since his exploits with the Blues during the autumn tour. Since the start of the season, Louis Bielle-Biarrey has played twelve matches with Union Bordeaux-Bègles for a total of twelve tries scored, or one try per match with his club. He has already scored more tries than the whole of last season with his club, when he already posted interesting statistics with eleven tries in twenty matches. His personal best so far was five tries in the Top 14. He has already scored seven! Also, his love affair with the Champions Cup continues. Co-top scorer of the previous edition with six tries, he has already scored five in three matches this season. With a total of fourteen tries in just ten career matches in this competition, LBB is already getting closer to the best French scorers in the competition since its creation. Indeed, his partner Damian Penaud has just joined this prestigious ranking with seventeen attempts under his belt.

We must not forget his four tries in Blue during the three matches of the November tour, which allowed him to exceed the bar of one try per match, bringing his total to sixteen in fifteen matches. If he scores this weekend against the Sharks, he will have already equaled his personal best in a season set last year when he played 31 matches in all competitions. Louis Bielle-Biarrey is a phenomenon, which brings crowds to their feet and nourishes the dreams of young people.