At the end of the 4th day of Top 14 Toulouse hosted UBB in a remake of the last championship final. Yannick Bru’s men achieved the feat of winning at Ernest-Wallon (16-12) thanks, in particular, to a great Louis Bielle-Biarrey. Blair Kinghorn experienced his first defeat with Toulouse.
The tops:
- 15. Louis Bielle-Biarrey: 8/10
A 3-star service. Placed at the back, the young international (21 years old, 11 caps) was a real poison for the Toulouse defense, improving each of his ball catches. He is at the origin of the Bordelaise revolt after a difficult start to the match. It is decisive on the two Bordeaux achievements, the UBB moped could even have offered a third achievement to Enzo Reybier (62nd). First at the conclusion of his team’s first try, where he is well served by Matthieu Jalibert (19th), he then offers the try to Maxime Lucu after having overtaken the entire defense (22nd). He finished the meeting with 8 defenders beaten and 123 meters covered.
The Bordeaux player also struggled in the shadows, making a series of decisive tackles such as his “double tackle” on Pierre-Louis Barassi then Julien Marchand just before half-time while the Toulouse team pushed to get back into the match.
- Bastien Vergnes-Taillefer: 7/10
His penalty conceded at the start of the match for a clearance on the side was quickly forgotten. The third wing was the symbol of Bordeaux’s combativeness during the exploit in Toulouse. Tireless and ultra-aggressive, he forced Toulouse to overplay in attack. Monstrous in the dark areas with his friend Pierre Bochaton (15 tackles), he logically ended the meeting exhausted.
The flops:
The castle has fallen. After 17 victories in as many matches under the Toulouse colors, Blair Kinghorn experienced his first defeat. If he is the one who opens the scoring of the match in the 7th minutehe generally had a game without.
Sent off for a high tackle on his former teammate Arthur Retière, he left his partners at 14 for 10 minutes, 10 long minutes, synonymous with two tries conceded by the Rouge et Noir. Usually imperial in defense, he misses four tackles. An evening to forget on the Scottish side, which like Ernest-Wallon, is no longer an impregnable fortress.
- Emmanuel Meafou 3,5/10 :
It’s rare to see the Toulouse colossus like this. In a pack that was generally less conquering than usual, he never managed to show his power against the solid Bordeaux team and did not emerge victorious from his duel against Jonny Gray. He only covers 5 meters with the ball under his elbow and tenses up as the game goes on. As evidenced by his bad gesture on Pierre Bochaton who annihilated a good action by his team and returned the penalty to UBB. His suicidal pass for poor Pita Akhi leads to Louis Bielle-Biarrey’s attempt.
Toulouse notes:
15. Thomas Ramos: 5/10
14. Ange Capuozzo: 6/10
13. Pierre-Louis Barassi: 5/10
12. Pita Ahki: 7/10
11. Blair Kinghorn : 4/10
10. Romain Ntamack: 5.5/10
9. Paul Graou : 4/10
8. Alexandre Roumat : 5/10
7. Léo Banos: 5/10
6. François Cros: 6/10
5. Emmanuel New : 3,5/10
4. Thibaud Flament: 5.5/10
3. Dorian Aldegheri : 4/10
2. Julien Marchand: 5/10
1. David Ainu: 5.5/10
Bordeaux-Bègles notes:
15. Louis Bielle-Biarrey: 8/10
14.Arthur Retière: 5/10
13. Yoram Moefana : 6/10
12. Rohan Janse Van Rensburg : 7/10
11. Pablo Uberti: 5.5/10
10. Matthieu Jalibert: 7/10
9. Maxime Lucu (Cap.): 6/10
8. Avoid Tatafu : 6/10
7.Pete Samu: 6/10
6. Bastien Vergnes-Taillefer: 7/10
5. Jonny Gray : 5/10
4. Pierre Bochaton: 4/10
3. Civil War : 4/10
2. Romain Latterrade : 4/10
1. Ugo Boniface: 4/10
