The UBB forwards and their conquest were expected in Castres, they responded (3-13). We had to do at least as well at home, for the Toulon reception, if Yannick Bru's players wanted to score a 6e rank success. For the melee, the test was passed again with a faultless copy of the pack and even a penalty won (13e). The same cannot be said for the touch. His difficulties against the Toulonnais are largely responsible for the pressure which weighed on the shoulders of the Bordelais until the end (21-17).
With no less than eight lost balls, including five close to the scoring zone, the Bordeaux line-up remains in great difficulty and still cannot find its automatisms. However, an improvement had been seen in the European Cup and in the Tarn (only one ball lost) but the machine seized up again and not just a little this Saturday evening. However, faced with more aggressive and tougher defenses like those of Montpellier, Castres or Toulon, Bordeaux's offensive efficiency is already less visible but is even less helped by this lost ammunition which deprives the attack of important game launches. .
For the moment, in terms of score, the Bordelais continue to get by without. “It’s collective work that takes time,” said Shaun Sowerby, in charge of this sector, before the match but the situation is becoming urgent. If UBB wants to put on the hybrid team costume that it says it is aiming for, it will need to quickly find solutions. They will surely be part of his list of good resolutions once he wishes for a Happy New Year.
