“We didn't wait until tonight to see that Montpellier is a difficult team to play against. Despite their ranking which does not reflect their workforce, it is the 2e championship defense, the best scrum. We knew it would be a difficult, tough match. The fog didn't add anything sexy to the encounter. To set up our rugby, we knew that we were going to have to make a lot of support efforts, in races, in aerial duels… We were good in certain areas and a little fragile in others. We felt at one point that their defensive efforts were taking precedence over our rugby. In the second half, the bench's contribution was important, we got back into the lead but we didn't finish. Let's not forget that Ben Tameifuna played his first top 14 match, that Maxime Lamothe has spent more time in the stands recently, alongside Max Lucu… We knew that this is a reconnection match. The copy is not satisfactory.”
Matthieu Jalibert (UBB flyhalf)
“It’s certain, this match will not go down in history. We never managed to realize our highlights. We still get through it. Next week, we won't talk about it anymore. The high level is the small details that make the difference. The conquest was better in the last matches and there, it was faltering. But there are also individual errors. Afterwards, we were very strong in defense. It's a focus that we made after Vannes where we conceded quite a few points in the first 30 minutes. It’s a good basis to work on to prepare for the European Cup because Leicester has a bit of the same team profile.”
