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Champions Cup: La Rochelle cannot do it, Bordeaux-Bègles convincing, Lyon at the end of the suspense

La Rochelle, beaten at home against Leinster, lost again against the Stormers, during the second day of the Champions Cup on Saturday, during which UBB moved closer to the round of 16 and Lyon raised the bar.

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Champions Cup: La Rochelle cannot do it, Bordeaux-Bègles convincing, Lyon at the end of the suspense

La Rochelle, beaten at home against Leinster, lost again against the Stormers, during the second day of the Champions Cup on Saturday, during which UBB moved closer to the round of 16 and Lyon raised the bar.

For a long time, La Rochelle believed it could avoid the heatwave in South Africa. But under the Cape sun, the reigning European champions gave in at the very end of the match, following a transformation by South African world champion Manie Libbok, to lose (21-20) against the Stormers. Too undisciplined, the double title holders let the match slip away in the last five minutes, conceding a try from replacement hooker Andre-Hugo Venter in the 79th minute, moments after being denied a third try due to a high tackle of pillar Joel Sclavi, penalized with a yellow card.

Despite a defensive bonus point acquired thanks to the tries of scrum-half Kerr-Barlow and third row Yoan Tanga, the Maritimes' chances of qualifying for the round of 16 are dwindling, with only two points at the halfway point. in this group stage and who will no longer have the right to make mistakes against Leicester and Sale.

Opposite scenario at Chaban-Delmas where Bordeaux-Bègles confirmed its inaugural success in Connacht by making short work of Bristol (36-17). Buoyed by the dazzling accelerations of its back line, author of five Bordeaux tests, and Damian Penaud who has continued to impress since his arrival in Gironde, the UBB alone took the lead in its group thanks to this second improved success and already foresees the round of 16.

In the same group, Lyon is back in the race for qualification thanks to an improved success against the South African franchise Bulls (29-28), which allows it to move up to second place with seven points. Coming very close to a victorious return to Bristol before being defeated at the siren (36-34), Lyon overthrew the Blue Bulls to win by one point thanks to tries from Alfred Parisien but above all the substitutes Yanis Charcosset and Thibaut Regard in the second half.

At the opening of this second day on Friday, Bayonne lost by one point against Glasgow (12-11) for its first in the Champions Cup at Jean-Dauger, while Toulon conceded its second defeat in as many matches in the competition in Northampton (22-19). Saturday evening, Racing 92 travels to Ulster to try to forget their defeat at the Arena against Harlequins (31-28) and get back into the race for qualification.

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