A week after its victory in La Rochelle (12-8), the UBB confirmed its renewal by chaining a third success in a row in the league, which had not happened to it for eleven months.

At the time, Christophe Urios was still a manager.

A month and a half after his ousting, his former players recited what made him strong for three seasons, especially during this period of madness when they inflicted an implacable 27-0 on the Héraultais who remained in the locker room at the break and surely convinced Damian Penaud from a distance in his choice to join them next summer.

This improved success, the second in a row at home, allows them to pass their victims of the day in the standings, by recovering the field advantage over the Montpellier (winners in the first leg 29-19) which could count at the end of the ball. in case of a tie between the two teams.

Coming to Gironde to make a coup, the men of Philippe Saint-André responded present for half time, before sinking, curiously.

For them, followers of dispossession, everything had started well with a successful strategic start.

They took advantage of a scrum at 5m following a forward from Jalibert, to score the first try of the match by the massive Willemse (3-7, 10).

Jalibert turns off the MHR

Under pressure, the UBB held on before emerging from its torpor by taking the best via the aerial struggle in particular.

Union Bordeaux-Bègles (UBB) opener Matthieu Jalibert during his team's victory against Montpellier (40_10), in the Top 14, on December 30, 2022 in Bordeaux.

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This slight recovery was rewarded just after Garbisi's injury exit with a first-hand try from a scrum in the middle of the field and signed by the fast Bielle-Biarrey with four opponents put in the wind on a beautiful inside hook (23).

Then Jalibert really came on the scene to turn off the MHR.

Until then precise at the foot (8 points at 100%) but average in the conduct of the game, the international opener delivered two delights of passes at the foot to put in orbit a Cordero shot (47), another Bielle-Biarrey for a double which raised the 28,000 spectators of Chaban (30-10, 58).

What also give ideas to Lucu, replacing one evening, who, after playing a ball for himself, took his vis-à-vis Coly in a hurry and finished in a corner (66).

For the honor and to prevent their host from improving their success, Camara and his family finally put their noses in the local 22 meters at the end without managing to materialize.

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