A half upside down, a half upside down, that sums up the production of Christophe Urios' men who had never won in Corrèze as a manager.
Despite a poorly embarked and very complicated first act, especially in touch and in the foot game, in a stadium battered by gusts of wind and rain, the UBB showed character to bring its series of victories to four since his stunning success at Racing 92.
And at four also his number of away wins since the start of the season, which makes him a more than credible candidate for the direct semi-finals.
A rise in the straps at the break, a new face on the restart, before a fiery finish and a powerful test from Woki (59th), doubt settled among the Corréziens who ended up failing in melee.
It was the key to this game.
The CAB had done everything well in a first act combining mastery, discipline and pragmatism with a superb collective test concluded by Bituniyata (19th) and a clinical Laranjeira against the poles (14-3, 40th).
The Coujoux even thought they had done the hardest after the test of Tuicuvu (19-9, 55th), but the end of the match turned into disillusion.
An eighth setback in the last nine days that hurts.
The center of Bordeaux-Bègles Yoram Moefana ball in hand on the ground of Brive, January 8, 2022 DIARMID COURREGES AFP
While his conquest had failed for an hour, the entry of a new first line on the Girondin side reversed everything and gave Lucu the opportunity to bring his family back first to the score (19-19), before the penalty of the win five minutes from the end (22-19, 75th).
The defensive bonus point kept by Jeremy Davidson's men will not satisfy anyone and it is indeed maintenance that we will now have to talk in Corrèze.
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