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Jules Favre, factor x from La Rochelle
Jules Favre was to be aligned with his winger position, the one where he has been one of the rare satisfactions since the start of the season. Aligned last minute at the center position in place of Levani Botia, the young player of 22 years scored the decisive test against the UBB (26-3). On a touch well negotiated by Victor Vito, he came to offer himself inside and take Mahamadou Diaby from the back to come and mark his 5th try of the season (43rd). He finished the match with two crossings, two defenders beaten and 39 meters covered with the ball in hand. His constant defensive pressure was remarkable.
The reaction of Stade Rochelais
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This defeat is a huge disappointment, it's a real nightmare.
The words of Ronan O'Gara at the end of the defeat against Perpignan (22-13) saying a lot about the state of mind of the vice-champions of France. Tossed since the start of the season, they are chasing a lack of realism, because of a game that has crumbled slightly compared to last season. Pressing on the lack of mobility of Bordeaux executives, they have not ceased tonight to look for outsiders. A tactic that took a long time to bear fruit, but the defensive efficiency in the rucks made it possible to stifle any opposing offensive. Without making any noise, Stade Rochelais returned to the top of the table, with provisional fourth place.
60 in a row
The fervor of the people of La Rochelle no longer needs to be demonstrated.
Yet it is a brand that is simply colossal: the Marcel Deflandre stadium has sold out for the 60th consecutive time in the Top 14. An exceptional figure.
The series began on January 2, 2016, and is a record of its kind.
Various activities had been set up as part of this record.
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A too wait-and-see UBB
Annoyed, the Bordeaux substitutes pouted at the end of the meeting. Far from the face of a player team displayed since the start of the season, the neo-leader has assumed his lack of speed due to a plethora of absentees (Jalibert, Woki, Lucu, Petti, Cordero, Tameifuna, Mori, Dweba, Poirot , Cazeaux, Uberti, Gimbert…). Preferring close combat, she paid for her lack of discipline and the clear superiority of her evening opponent.
A constant physical fight
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We expect a very physical match. If we need to tighten up because there is a lack of people, they will tighten up because they welcome us and we are first. It will be a combat first and foremost match
. ” Christophe Urios, the club's coach with the scapular, was not mistaken a few days before the meeting. The collisions were powerful, and the aggressiveness of both teams was omnipresent. Some sequences even bordered on violence, as the sounds of the impacts echoed in the Rochelle enclosure.
UBB can't do it against La Rochelle
It's been seven years since UBB has been chasing after a victory in
La Rochelle
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Still missed.
It is now six straight away defeats against Stade Rochelais for Mahamadou Diaby's teammates.
At the same time, their fine streak of six straight Top 14 wins comes to an end, which is the best winning streak in the competition.