The Bordelais, who concede their fifth defeat in a row, remain two points behind Montpellier while the Clermontois, who have three successes in a row, come back to two points behind La Rochelle (6th) who have one game less and three points behind. Racing (5th).
The UBB can harbor regrets because the team of Christophe Urios, who led 16-6 in the 24th minute after two tries scored by Louis Bielle-Biarrey and Mouhamadou Diaby (19, 24) but also 16-9 at halftime. time, lacked effectiveness.
Both in terms of the tries she could have scored and against the poles with in particular two conversions (19, 24) as well as two penalties (46, 53) missed by François Trinh-Duc.
In the second half, it was also penalized by the final exclusion of Kane Douglas (58).
At the very end of the game, a third try from Rémi Lamerat and a conversion from Matéo Garcia brought Bordeaux-Bègles to 29-26 (75), synonymous with a defensive bonus point, while UBB was playing thirteen against fifteen.
A try from Alivereti Raka (48) but also the efficiency of Morgan Parra with five penalties and a transformation allowed ASM, in bad shape, to return to the game (19-19, 57th).
Clermont then took a definitive advantage on a penalty try (29-19, 69th) while the Jaunards were in numerical superiority over the last twenty minutes.
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