Bordeaux-Bègles, carried by a gala Matthieu Jalibert and a heroic defense, created the feat against the leader of the English championship, Bristol, beaten to wear (36-17) on Sunday in the round of 16 of the Coupe d ' Rugby Europe.
"From now on, it's win or die," Gironde manager Christophe Urios warned on Saturday.
His men, passed through a week ago against La Rochelle (11-26), have perfectly rectified the situation.
Jalibert at the maneuver
More aggressive in the impacts, more ferocious in defense, they ended up making the Bears, so strong on their island, ordinary like Semi Radradra: the Fijian star, back to Chaban that he had enchanted for a year and a half, could not weigh on the game. This success, the UBB also owes it to Jalibert, back to the maneuver and author of the first 22 points of his team: five penalties in the first period to sanction indiscipline English, then a test on the restart - with the transformation into prime - when his pack began to gain the upper hand over his vis-à-vis (22-14, 45th).
Before that, Jefferson Poirot's teammates had gone through all the feelings.
The first-hand test, cashed in and signed Henry Purdy (6th), with all the Bristol cavalry involved, could have lowered their morale a little more, weighed down by the passage of the neighbor from La Rochelle.
But to pride, with its strengths and a few flashes of Romain Buros, the UBB has recovered in the right direction by putting Bristol at fault, often.
Conversely, the fussy Scottish referee, Mr. Adamson, also sanctioned her, sometimes for trifles, with in the end a quasi-score of parity at the break (15-14).
After Jalibert's test, the Girondins set up barbed wire and pushed everything back, then they fed on the balloons lost by their rivals.
The entry of the Unionist bench also brought its impact, in the impact with Joseph Dweba, author of the second test (71st) after a rise of nearly 100 meters and while his family were outnumbered.
It was too much for the English who, playing their game at the end of the match, also lost a last ball, intercepted by the returning Nans Ducuing who spun between the poles to ensure a triumph that few observers had. saw it coming.
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