Montpellier (AFP)

The Bordeaux-Bègles of Christophe Urios preserves his invincibility in the league after the draw (17-17) convincing obtained Sunday in Montpellier during the 5th day of Top 14.

A penalty four minutes from the end of opener Ben Botica, entered at halftime instead of Matthieu Jalibert hit the arm, allowed the UBB to ensure these two points.

By making a good start to the season, the team of new coach Christophe Urios remains in second place, two points behind the new leader Lyon, his future opponent.

"We took two away points, we take it as a positive result, we did not see a big team from Bordeaux, it leaves a bitter taste in the mouth because there were ways to do better", nuance Christophe Urios.

After the success in Castres (32-34), three weeks ago, and this draw in Montpellier, Bordeaux will pass a real test against the other team in form of the moment.

"These matches in Montpellier and Lyon are a first turning point of the season, I wanted to know what we had in the underpants, we were not brilliant, but we hung in. That's what I want to see, "warns the Girondin coach, who hailed the" unbelievable start of the season "Lyonnais.

The MHR (5th), it weakens somewhat his hopes. Handicapped by the absence of twenty players, the team of Xavier Garbajosa loose his first points of the season at home. And most importantly, she did not react fully fifteen days after her vexing defeat in Agen (29-10).

"We are lacking success in this game, especially in the first half - when we make such efforts, we have to take more points, we have to work on efficiency, we are looking for confidence and certainty," says Garbajosa. .

In the image of a first period mastered by Montpellier, Bordeaux has shown a rare efficiency to exploit one of his opportunities and register a test through his third line international center Marco Tauleigne (33).

The Herault have once again left on the road many points in the image of winger Gabriel Ngandebe, which has spoiled two opportunities (14, 30) to materialize the dominance of the front, including melee.

Led up to the 69th minute, following a test run by Australia's Scott Higginbotham (63), the MHR put the hand back in the final eleven minutes. He took advantage of the second warning Girondin, given to hooker Florian Dufour, to score a try by the third line center Martin Devergie and equalize (69), then take the advantage on a penalty of Anthony Bouthier (17-14, 72nd)

Just before Ben Botica converts an ultimate penalty and preserves the invincibility of the UBB.

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