While Union Bordeaux-Bègles was in the lead for a long time, Stade français won at Chaban-Delmas thanks to an interception by Stéphane Ahmed at the end of the match and the precise boot of Joris Segonds. For his part, Mateo Garcia was feverish even though his team had started well.
The tops
Stéphane Ahmed
He felt the blow to deliver the blow. Discreet during the match, the Stade Français winger had a decisive inspiration by making an interception to score the winning try four minutes from the final whistle.
Stéphane Ahmed intercepts and scores the winning try, against his training club.
Joris Segonds
The Parisian opener was incredibly precise. First of all against the poles by succeeding in all the placed kicks but also in the control of the game. He knew how to advance his team and push back the Bordelais who did not have many opportunities to settle into the Parisian camp. Even though he was particularly targeted in the defensive sector, he did not miss the slightest opportunity. This is crucial in an away match.
Tevita Tatafu
The number eight from Union Bordeaux-Bègles continues to string together very good performances, demonstrating that he is very difficult to stop with the ball in hand. He was again valuable in gaining ground, especially behind his scrum which was often put under pressure. He broke five tackles and scored a try.
The flops
Ben Tapuai
The sin of gluttony. On a touchline ball stolen by Pierre Bochaton, the UBB center three-quarter made a long jump pass in front of his 22 meters while his team had the opportunity to clear. Stéphane Ahmed made the fatal interception by taking advantage of this bad choice.
Ben Tapuai, Bordeaux-Bègles player.
Mateo Garcia
UBB had a fifteen-point lead during the first period. But after a well-managed half-hour, opener Mateo Garcia made a series of bad choices and technical imperfections, allowing the Parisian players to regain some color. An imprecise kicking game led to Ward’s try, before being blocked and then missing a penalty. He completely missed the end of the first act, before committing an avoidable forward at the start of the second half.
Kylan Hamdaoui
Just like his friend Stéphane Ahmed, Kylan Hamdaoui was very poorly served in this match, often forced to chase behind the pressure foot play. He was only allowed two balls but he was especially hesitant in defense with five missed tackles.