Currently in Germany where he is playing the Euro with the French team, Jules Koundé nonetheless followed the Top 14 final lost on Friday by UBB against Stade Toulousain (59-3). A heartbreak for the former Bordeaux resident.
Many of them did not immediately understand what Jules Koundé meant in his message posted around 11 p.m. Friday evening on his social networks. Currently in the middle of Euro 2024 with the Blues, the French defender was actually referring to the fight taken by Union Bordeaux-Bègles against Stade Toulousain, as part of the Top 14 final (59-3). A score reflecting a game totally dominated by Antoine Dupont and his teammates, and whose result was heartbreaking for Jules Koundé.
Because before heading to Spain to wear the jersey of Sevilla FC and FC Barcelona respectively, the French international had a long history with Bordeaux. Trained at the Girondins between 2013 and 2017, he then joined the first team where he played for two seasons, playing seventy matches and scoring four goals. A strong bond with the Bordeaux club and the city of Bordeaux itself, which has never been broken since.
A slap after a great season
As a result, the slap inflicted by Toulouse on UBB on Friday evening was inevitably very badly experienced by Jules Koundé. How hard it is to end like this after such a great season… “, he wrote on his networks. Because it is true that the Bordeaux season had been of quality until this rout. A third place over the whole season, then perfectly managed final phases with a success over Racing 92 in the quarters (31-17) and a snatched victory against Stade Français in the semis (20-22).
But the step was too high against the Toulouse ogre in the final and Matthieu Jalibert and his ilk never made the grade. Jules Koundé will now have to refocus on his goal with the French football team, with a Euro round of 16 to be played this Monday, July 1 at 6 p.m., against Belgium. A meeting that the Frenchman must not miss.
