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Louis Carbonel disgusts the UBB
Surgical against the poles, the striker and half opening of the Cistes scored 19 points (7/7) against the Girondins, contributing more than ever to the success of his team.
Applied to his role as first striker, the former RCT kid seems to have acclimatized perfectly to the French champions' system of play and his association with Léo Coly at the hinge is already sparking, as evidenced by their first period without false note.
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Alexandre Bécognée, the handyman of the Hérault scrum
Omnipresent in his slaughter (10/10 on the tackle), the third line of the MHR was also the symbol of the broad domination of the forwards of Montpellier in the first period.
In melee and ruck areas.
Author of a test full of mischief after a counter on a clearance attempt by Mathieu Jalibert (20th), the player trained at UBB hurt the club from his debut.
The surge of Girondin pride
The return to the locker room was good for Jefferson Poirot's partners.
Unrecognizable in the first period, the Bordeaux-Bèglais proved to be much more enterprising and disciplined thereafter.
Rewarded by Clément Maynadier's second try in the 45th minute, at the conclusion of a ball carried as in the first period (14th), the UBB dominated the debates of the second period.
But without materializing in the score, despite several highlights in the 22 opposing meters.
They will nevertheless be rewarded by the late try at the end of the line from winger Federico Mori (75th) but it was already too late to hope for even a defensive bonus.
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Jalibert crosses the meeting like a shadow
A nightmarish start to the season for Mathieu Jalibert.
A week after missing two penalties in the win against Stade Toulousain, the UBB opener has not returned to the saddle at GGL Stadium.
At fault on Alexandre Bécognée's try after a too late clearance, the French international also missed a dismissal (27th), which offered a scrum in the center of the field to his opponents.
Uninspired, he was replaced by Zack Holmes in the 52nd minute.
UBB's chronic indiscipline in the first act
Penalized eight times in the first period, Christophe Urios' men largely thwarted and suffered the law of the reigning French champions.
Late in the ruck areas but also defensively with several offsides, the Girondins served on a set five well-placed penalties to Louis Carbonel, author of a clear round this evening.
Given the face of the second act, the UBB will long regret its disbursement of 22 points (29-7) after the first 40 minutes.
The zero points of the MHR after returning from the locker room
After a first period of a thousand fires, the Cistes went completely out of order thereafter.
If Montpellier did not manage to score a single point during the last forty minutes, it is because Bordeaux had all the balls and was at the initiative of all the actions.
A second act where Anthony Bouthier will have received a yellow card for a voluntary forward in front of his line.
Despite the return of the Girondins in their rear view mirror, the Héraultais managed to resist to end three years of scarcity against their opponents at home.
