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UBB-Saracens: the fireworks of the “patrouille de France”, historic defeat of the Sarries... The tops and the flops

Tops.

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UBB-Saracens: the fireworks of the “patrouille de France”, historic defeat of the Sarries... The tops and the flops

Tops

What can we say about the match from the fantastic back line made up of Damian Penaud, Louis Bielle-Biarrey, Matthieu Jalibert and Maxime Lucu. The “Patrouille de France” was once again sensational this Sunday. Penaud scored a double (35th, 57th), as did Bielle Biarrey (8th, 80th). Jalibert, for his part, scored a try (52nd). Nicolas Depoortere and Romain Buros, who respectively flattened in the 44th and 11th minute of play, were also impressive. These players, when they find themselves and combine together, give the impression of flying on the pitch and being unstoppable. With them, at this level, Bordeaux-Bègles can go far.

Thanks to this (more than) improved victory, Bordeaux-Bègles will see the round of 16 of the Champions Cup. The Bordelais are the third French club to have qualified after Lyon and Stade Toulousain. After a tricky start to the competition, the Top 14 clubs are finding some color again. Yannick Bru's players will have a lot to do next week when they travel to South Africa to face the Bulls. Never has a club won there in the history of the Champions Cup. UBB knows what to expect but currently seems to be one of the only teams that can achieve this feat.

Flops

The London team will remember this trip to Gironde. Three times winners of the competition, the Sarries experienced a real nightmare this Sunday against UBB. So much so that this bitter setback is quite simply the biggest defeat for the English in the Champions Cup. Owen Farrell's teammates did worse than in 2017, where they conceded 46 points, already in France, in Clermont, with a gap of 32 points. Despite two tries at the end of the match (62nd, 64th) where they took advantage of the numerous changes made by Yannick Bru, the Saracens never existed in this meeting.

Clearly not Owen Farrell's best game in the Saracens jersey. The flyhalf almost missed everything. The Englishman seemed in great difficulty, missing a lot of “easy” touches which could have brought danger into the Bordeaux 22 meters. Farrell suffered in the area of ​​conversions, throw-ins and clearances. The Sarries player was also responsible for Pablo Uberti's try in the 78th minute of play. His kicking game was blocked, allowing Ugo Boniface to clear his side and Uberti to recover the ball to go and flatten. To forget...

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