Marie Mahé, Media365: published on Sunday November 10, 2024 at 9:20 a.m.
Against Japan (52-12), French international winger (or fullback) Louis Bielle-Biarrey was elected man of the match. The UBB player took advantage of this meeting to improve his statistics with the XV of France.
Louis Bielle-Biarrey at the forefront. This Saturday evening, the French international winger was elected man of the match, at the end of a match very easily won by the XV of France against Japan (52-12), for the start of its tour of autumn. Bielle-Biarrey had the opportunity to shine more than once, even taking care of its statistics a little more, in a collective offensive festival. Of the eight tries scored by Fabien Galthié's men, two were the work of the resident of the Union Bordeaux-Bègles club. In addition to that, the winger did a lot of harm to the Japanese, particularly because of his speed. At the end of this meeting, Louis Bielle-Biarrey moved to the mixed zone and preferred to remember the collective performance rather than his title of man of the match, in comments reported by AFP: “It's anecdotal. I I'm happier with the team's game and the fact that we were good offensively and also defensively.”
Bielle-Biarrey, 12 caps at 21 years old
This season, UBB is the best attack in the Top 14, with an average of around five tries per match, under the leadership, in particular, of Louis Bielle-Biarrey or even Damian Penaud, last minute withdrawal for this meeting with the Blues. At club level, both men have five tries each. Against Japan, Bielle-Biarrey was also able to show his passing qualities, which notably allowed Alexandre Roumat to score the third French try (19th). His speed also allowed him to get back very quickly on the Japanese Tevita Tatafu, who finally managed to score the second Japanese try (60th). Now only 21 years old, Louis Bielle-Biarrey already has a total of 12 caps, the highest total among players of his generation: “I'm not obsessed with it. But if I have an opportunity to score, obviously I'm going to take it.” The winger should certainly be able to continue next Saturday (9:10 p.m.) against New Zealand.
