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There were quite a few big boxes over this last Top 14 weekend, and that of Union Bordeaux-Bègles is undoubtedly at the forefront. The Girondins literally crushed Perpignan, who conceded no less than 10 tries in 80 minutes. The Catalans took an offensive festival in the face, by a team that nothing destabilized.
“We see the work that remains to be done”
For Franck Azéma, as he was able to tell L’Indépendant, this debacle is a very good lesson to keep one’s feet on the ground and realize how long the road still is before being able to claim the top of the table, so at Bordeaux level. The USAP manager at least has nothing to say about the state of mind of his group, which is at least a positive point in this sad afternoon.
We took the price. We’re not invited… I’m not going to redo the whole match. There is a gap class. We saw why they are first, and why they were finalists last year. It allows us to see the delta between us and them. We see the work that remains to be done to compete in this type of match. We gave them balloons, they didn’t need that. We’ll go home quickly and recover. We have to take it, work this week (…) Nobody betrayed the group. I haven’t seen any boys give up. It’s a good lesson for everyone. This is the reality of the Top 14. Now we have to turn our backs. It’s up to us to learn and improve in the coming weeks.
The Perpignans will continue next weekend with another big meeting since they host Lyon, who trampled the Stade Français on Sunday evening. It may not be the best time to face them, but we will have to do our best to avoid returning to the red zone at all costs.
To summarize
There were quite a few big boxes over this last Top 14 weekend, and that of Union Bordeaux-Bègles is undoubtedly at the forefront. USAP was swept aside by UBB and Franck Azéma could only see the gap in level between his team and the leaders.
