Exploit from Bordeaux-Bagels to Toulon in the top 14

While RCT narrowly won at home (32-30), Bordelais went with great ambition and determination to achieve exploitation in the last minutes in Mayol, thanks to the effort signed by their young three-quarterback center Nicolas Deporte, the symbol of the Gironde team that currently Finding the right balance between victory and aggression, “fighting intensity” and “running intensity”, to use the terminology.

Bordelais first took special care of his half-time start. From the thirtieth second, supersonic winger Madosh Tembwe recovered the ball from War’s attack to run in alone for a try after an eighty-metre race. Then, early in the second half, Romain Letterade, the replacement hooker who came on to cheer on his team, upended the Gironde pack to plant the ball in the Toulon in-goal (52nd). At that point, the score was 22-20 in favor of RCT and nothing was decided.

Apart from Tambwe’s stab, the first period was generally to the advantage of Toulonnais, who were less clumsy than their opponents. In force, pillar Beka Gigashvili (13th), Leicester winger Faingaanuka (27th) and third-line center Selevasio Tolofua (39th) saved to score and put their team ahead 22-13. Varois then thought they had finished the hard part, but UBB was not a damaged victim. Ambitious in the game, the Girondins clawed their way back to 22-20.

This return to the scoreline encouraged Toulonais who started in front with strong collective acceleration and finished wide with a pass to the feet of Dan Biggar for a double from Faingaanuka (57th) (29-20). But that was without counting on UBB’s attacking register: Tembwe won the ball back, counter-attacked, found the impeccable Mato Garcia who shifted behind him to Romain Burros for a try under the posts (67th) and allowed his team to. Regain the lead (29-30). Three minutes from the end, before Nicolas Deporteur sealed the feat.