The conclusion is clear and clear.
No one is hiding.
Union Bordeaux-Bègles completely missed out on their semi-final against Montpellier (19-10).
Girondins who were dominated in aggressiveness and combat by much more powerful Héraultais.
"
It's a tough night.
The course comes to an abrupt end.
But we could say that it is a logical evening,
could only note the manager of the UBB, Christophe Urios
.
The best won.
There is no debate to be had, they were more aggressive than us, they played better rugby than us.
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After his good performance in the play-off against Racing, the Bordeaux club remained silent this time.
Unable to set up his offensive game, unable to find the fault against the impressive defensive curtain of the MHR.
“
I find it hard to understand why we have been so little sparkling.
We have been in the game for a long time, but it makes sense
, ”continues the Girondin technician, who was fatalistic.
Same observation of helplessness for Matthieu Jalibert: “
We hit a wall for 80 minutes.
We were in difficulty in conquest.
We didn't know how to put our game in place, we never found any speed, that's what is the most frustrating.
Montpellier was superior to us.
We seemed without a solution, it was hard to find each other, hard to move forward.
»
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The sequence of matches was fatal to the UBB.
"
Maybe the dam weighed on the legs
," says Urios.
For the third row and captain Mahamadou Diaby, “
it's hard to say if we lacked freshness.
If Montpellier had been less well physically, it would have been said that it lacked rhythm, and that we were in continuity …
”
The problem comes from further afield, the people of Bordeaux had a chaotic year 2022, chaining poor performances and defeats.
Rarely since the start of the year have they managed to sign two wins in a row.
This was again the case in the final phase.
“If we want to be champion, we cannot have air pockets in the season,
asserts the Bordeaux manager.
There are going to be things to deal with.
It's not time to take stock, but there's work to be done.
We weren't enough of an actor.
»
The defeat in Perpignan weighed
For the second consecutive year, President Marti's club fails at the gates of the Stade de France.
If last year's semi-final defeat against Toulouse had left Christophe Urios with regrets, this year's defeat does not suffer from any dispute.
On the other hand, the defeat against Usap on the last day of the Top 14, which had condemned Bordeaux-Bègles to go through the dams, surely precipitated the elimination.
Urios had uttered a big rant, to put his players face to face with their responsibilities.
“
I am less nervous than after the Perpignan defeat because there is a logic,
recognizes the Bordeaux manager.
We were ready, but the best won.
»
The UBB - which has obviously settled in the big leagues - will have to get up and try its luck again.
To finally cross the course of the last four.
Christophe Urios nevertheless wonders.
“
This season has been long and difficult, but I learned a lot about my management and the state of mind of my team
”, he underlines, adding: “
I have a concern for leadership too.
How to improve it?
How to find the culture of winning?
Passionate about management and author of books on the subject, the manager of the UBB will surely think a lot during the summer.
