UBB vs Toulon: Victory & Fan Euphoria – 39-24

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After this victory in the semi-final of the top 14 rugby, the players of the Union Bordeaux-Bègles now have their eyes on the final of June 28 at the Stade de France in Paris, where they will face, like last year, Toulouse.

    
          
      
      

                                                           



  


    

    

      
      
      
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"It will be easy, we are pleasant, I plan to minimum 30 points"assures, confident, a supporter of the UBB (union Bordeaux-Bègles) near the Groupama Stadium of Lyon (Rhône), this Saturday, June 21 while waiting for the kick-off. "I feel that it's our year!"abounds his friend, also in minibus from Bordeaux (Gironde) and who expects a arduous semi-final against Toulon. "It's a big team opposite. En-all, the best wins, and go to the union!", he screams.

  

  

                
          
          
        
                  
    
  
The UBB finally imposed itself with a score of 39 to 24, validating its qualification for the final of the Top 14. Depient of certain offensive assets, Toulon tried to return, in vain. The Bordelo-Béglais will now have to face Toulouse next week in Paris, for a revenge of the 2023-2024 final where they had collected a score of 59-3.
"it was a match in accordance with our expectationsrejoices a supporter at the end of the match. The UBB was in full control, we were not taken in front, we were able to resist and exploit the right opportunities ", he analyzes. "We were not too afraid, even if the end of the first half hurt us. But now we are targeting the double!", Exclaim another, with, in mind, the victory against Toulouse (35-18) during the semi-final of Champions Cup, on May 4."We are more serene this year with our three championship victories and in the European Cup"joins him one last.
No particular euphoria tho in the team, who wants to keep a cool head for the event that awaits him at the Stade de France. "We don't live it as a culmination, because our goal remains the final. We have crossed a big walk, but we still have one left, next week, it's going to be a big fight, we will have to be clinical on all the details."

  

  

  

                
          
          
        
                  
    
  
"We all have in mind the nightmare that we lived last year in the final, where we let ourselves be carried away by our emotions after the victory in halfrecalls Jefferson Poirot. So we are trying to better master ourselves this year. Toulon is a team that we feared a lot, because we had not made good games against them this season, but fortunately, we prepared well. "
"It was a victory that we had prepared for ten days, we had the chance not to play the dam unlike other yearsexplains Captain Maxime Lucu. Last week's internship in Capbreton allowed us to prepare our strategy upstream. We knew that the first 30 minutes were going to be difficult with the heat, so we wanted to get into the match the fastest and that's what we did by taking the 15-3 score. "
Next step, the Stade de France, on June 28, at 9 p.m.