UBB coach Yannick Bru spoke to the press about the humiliation his team suffered against Toulouse (59-3) during the Top 14 final at the Vélodrome on Friday evening.
UBB went through hell this Friday evening during the Top 14 Final. Against Toulouse, Yannick Bru’s players were humiliated at the Vélodrome stadium by conceding 9 tries. The Toulouse residents won with a stunning score (59-3) and won their 23rd Brennus Shield. They achieve the third Europe-Top 14 double (1996, 2021 and 2024) in their history.
Present at a post-match press conference this Friday evening, Gironde coach Yannick Bru did not hide his disappointment after this rout and recognized the superiority of the Rouge et Noir: “We must congratulate Toulouse for the way in which they defeated us. outclassed, for the locomotive that they are for the Top 14 today on the Top 14 with their team 1, their team 2, their team 3. We are not at that level. It’s true that it feels like a humiliation in the final. We must not forget that we were invited to this last meal with them. And that shouldn’t overshadow everything good we’ve done this year, but today it wasn’t the true face of UBB. To beat Toulouse, when you are not favorites, you have to try a poker game, you need your best players on the pitch. Toulouse has 23 international level players and even their best young players are at international level. To beat Toulouse you have to have audacity. » he blurted.
“When you start to lose your grip, they break your wrist on the table”
Despite the bitterness, Yannick Bru remains lucid in his analysis of the match and believes that his team missed out on the final: “From the side of the pitch we suffer with the players, we keep quiet and we accept the snub and we say to ourselves that we are going to use this to come back stronger and we are also very envious of what Toulouse offered us today. We are not at that level and there are necessarily things that we do less well than them and that must be a driving force for the future. We quickly saw that we were not invited. Against Toulouse, when you start to lose control, they break your wrist on the table. »
