Last weekend, UBB (1st, 56 points), beaten by Racing 92 in its lair of Chaban-Delmas (16-13), saw its invincibility at home come to an end. A second consecutive defeat after his fall at Mayol the previous week.
What seriously worry Christophe Urios, who admitted last Sunday that the club was “in difficulty”, saying he was “impatient to see how (the group) will behave” in adversity and putting staff and players face to face with their “responsibilities “.
In Toulouse, it’s a bit the same song, but worse: diminished by the absence of its internationals (ten), the postponement of matches due to the Covid-19, the defending champion suffered his sixth setback in Pau in a row, the worst series in its history in the Top 14. Unimaginable: the Rouge et Noir have not won in the league since November 27!
“Finding the Path to Victory”
A green setting for the purposes of cohesion and re-motivation was therefore essential and, in the words of the Toulouse rear coach Clément Poitrenaud, this “internship in Soustons (Landes) was good for everyone”. “We have to put everything in order to find the way to victory,” he added at a press conference, saying he expected a “big commitment” to Ernest-Wallon on Sunday.
In addition to this shock, scheduled for the end, this 19th day, placed on the same weekend as the third round of the Six Nations Tournament, offers other posters which will also be crucial in the race for the final stages.
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Thus, two teams in full confidence will face each other on Sunday at 5:30 p.m.: Montpellier, the dolphin of the UBB, will receive the French Stadium (7th, 41 points), which passed no less than ten tries at the Biarritz red lantern over the weekend. end last.
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