No question of stuttering for Bordeaux-Bègles.

The UBB, second in the Top 14, receives Toulon, eighth, this Sunday.

“The match of the year” according to Girondin coach Christophe Urios, whose team can take a giant step towards the final stages if they win.

“If the Toulonnais lose, they will probably not qualify.

And if we win, we will be in good shape for the top 6. We have to win at home too

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I'm sick of hearing the music of the guys opposite, "announces Urios in the columns of

L'Equipe

, while the UBB remains on four defeats at Chaban-Delmas, inflicted by Racing, Pau and La Rochelle twice.

A snake in the throat

Leaving the European Cup at the stage of the round of 16, the Bordelo-Béglais are now betting everything on the championship.

A competition where they found some color after a black series of five defeats in a row between February and March.

Including that 16-23 against Pau, which Christophe Urios is still struggling to digest.

"We didn't respect anything," said the technician.

“Last year, it wouldn't have happened like that.

I would have changed my way of managing.

This year, I couldn't do it.

I swallowed a snake, he admits.

I had to.

I couldn't put any pressure.

With all the absentees, about twenty, the group was too young.

There were kids from the academy training with us, I didn't even know them!

It's hard.

I couldn't say what I wanted to say, otherwise the kids would have cried!

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Fortunately for its players, the UBB raised their head by beating the leader Montpellier last Sunday.

Still three games to play to transform the test, and qualify directly for the semi-finals, without going through the play-off box.

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