Union Bordeaux Bègles-Toulouse: the “galactics” of the UBB to the test of European Science of Red and Black

The poster brings together all ovalia. Sunday, May 4, at the Bordeaux-Atlantique stadium, the Union Bordeaux-Bègles (UBB) faces the Toulouse stadium in the semi-finals of the champions Cup of rugby. “The two most beautiful teams of this European Cup”, summarizes the former French international Vincent Clerc. The two clubs at the top of the Top 14 championship, main suppliers of the XV of France.

On paper, the duel may seem unbalanced, as the two formations of the Southwest experience opposite European trajectories. The UBB is looking for its first continental final; The Toulouse stadium, holding the title, coveted, for its part, a seventh coronation since the first edition of the competition in 1996, which it had won. On the ground, it is much less so, as the two teams dominate French rugby. For the “stadium”, a solid leader of the top 14, it’s a habit. His Bordeaux dolphin only plays the first roles in the elite for a few seasons.

Their emerging rivalry culminated in the championship final in late June 2024. The Girondins left Marseille marked with a hot iron, humiliated 59-3 at the Veria Toulousaine stadium (nine tests). Maxime Lucu and his teammates had, however, hunted the bad memories of this Bérézina two months later, on the Toulouse field, which is more (16-12), before drinking at home on March 23.

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