Stade Francais vs Union Bordeaux Begles | 2023/24 France Top 14 | Full match Rugby

[Music] [Music] [Music] the branis and having already qualified for the playoffs theying a very good position they'll want to try and reinforce that tonight with a with an important game um of course and and that's important of course it's the chocolatines which is a Pano Chocolat and that's a a nickname that is for a Pano Shad of course and they're on tour so there you go but um they they they seriously want to get themselves back onto the uh pedestal and and and play against the big boys in the top cattles um ubb they're looking to play in the playoffs they don't get there very often no and I think they do have the weapons to do well in the playoff this year and and you know talking about it two or 3 weeks ago on a Sunday night game and and Bordeaux really did appear like they were a team in form they're enjoying their rugby you know you only have to look at the the likes of Daman Peno and and see the enjoyment he gets out of being creative being inspirational to his teammates around him and they they just need to get him the ball but also he goes looking for it as well and that's the same with Bel B at at fullback I think that's a great choice he does go looking for work looking to when he's on the wing get off his wing and go and find the ball and and offer himself up and that's inval for the big forwards doing the work that they see the The Backs working hard as well to to get opportunities the reverse fixture where was stad FR managed to beat bordo down in um in the southwest of France it finished 2630 it was Stefan Ahmed interception there he's now playing for Monto ban but uh wonderful Victory there back in January and that you know that basically underlines just how well this stad fron team has performed this season um for the first time in in in uh in over 10 weeks they've they've they've lost their place at the top of the table and that's only because they lost those two games and conceded 90 points that was very unlike this stad fron team that have been put together by Lauren La be and Kim gazelle working really hard and for the first time to lose at top of the table so now it's time for Paris stat fron up against Union Bordeaux bega here at Jean buam round 24 of the CHP cats a mass Showdown it's second against third here in this wonderfully tightly contested French Top [Music] Cats well we'll have a minute's Applause for the loss of the the giant of French rugby who passed away earlier this week Lucian m he was uh a revolutionary in the backline they called him Dr pack 92 years of age um an outspoken a very smart intelligent Doctor Who uh left who led France of course uh in that tour in South Africa on uh the other side of the Millennium of course and uh well he passed away this week [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] it's a fantastic scenario uh just seeing this you know everybody pays respect to the legends of the game this is rugby of course and this is uh what it's all about Ben Rous um he hasn't got 1970s bit of tape around his uh his head you know just going off disco dancing this is all about having a camera uh just uh just because of monitoring I I think that sometimes they do that and um why not hula uh so let's get busy let's get down to action and of course it is mat jaler French International will get this game underway on this hybrid surface here in Southwestern Parry Union bordo bega playing in wh of course the boys in pink we know who they are as Giovani H kufner takes the ball up to the 22 Rory cot an interesting player to bring into the fold to have him start Brad Weber of course is uh on the bench high ball kicked into the hands of beel first time playing at 15 good start for him French International oh look at that look at the Big Boys around him still manages to salvage possession look who gets the ball out and a drive forward there looku getting the ball out shal big charge coming in from that man the very present down it a little bit of spillage but it went backwards diabi makes it safe look who jalab big Beno Muna nice ly done ever dangerous Moana two wonderful players in the Midfield of course with tapai muana charge this time coming from Bastian van it's possession very much for for Union bordo bega well he was asked he asked if he could go and get it but he was told not to there's more F getting the ball out hit coming in on Daman Peno he's not going to go further than that [Applause] seral cazo ubb will be happy about this Yanik Brew will be happy of course look at it big Shard from lad the 28-year-old hooker still got the advantage jalb hits it up and it's taken there by Rory cot penalty for ubb they logically kick for the [Applause] points what's your call on that uh you know we we saw that Rous was uh telling kot no you can't go for it he insisted because it's Rory kot and then finally the refere pinged him well I think more of the infringement was luku getting pulled across to the other side which uh which enabled cot to look for the opportunity here you go you see a halfback getting pulled in you can't do that so there's the there's the penalty that's logical uh the referee trying to allow the game to go on it's been a very fluid start you know I don't know whether it's encouraging for bordo or or or a bit dangerous and that they've moved the ball a lot it's great for everybody to get a touch of the ball early however if you start trying to play too much rather than sort of vary it with little kicks and whatnot you can play into the hands of the defense if they keep holding you out see how the St FR defense holds up tonight best defense in the top Catos there's luku oh he can't bring it around well can he it's gone just to the right of the post and uh first Miss for luu [Applause] foran of course went down to South Africa and that was after he coached Bion and enjoying a bit of time down in the southwest this time with Union bordo bega big Ambitions of course with Laura Marty The Man In Charge there's uh Laur Lait of course the man who is pulling the strings at Paris part of the French setup before with Kim gazelle and Fabian Galer stop there Len tries to get up it's picked up there by Alo [Music] that's this time stad fron charge coming in from uh valdi little bit of possession it's good little Jinky run there from Jeremy Ward the South African [Applause] seon to Marin nicely done by Ward the South African very strong with the arms making sure that the pass was going to its destination where weo got this time nicely done by seon going around the outside his hande great tackle very strong tackle there coming in from that man Tap White penti and uh little bit of a knock on and it will be a scrum for stad fron rot busy as usual that was a crucial tackle from Ben tap because stad fron had really done well to create themselves some space they're normally probably more a an individual Talent kind of an attacking team you know relying on one person bludgeoning away or breaking through but they managed to really do that well and set up the space here and look at the Chase from towi as he just drags the attack in and if he had made that there was real real TR scoring opportunity of course maoo was just on the outside Tom Lombard next to la Marty um yeah they you've got maoo on the outside you've also got leester and two good players who uh can definitely finish off a phase of play from that distance Rory kot feeds the ball into the scrum off the back H [Applause] kufner Leo Barry Leo AR trying to get him wriggle him take himself out of that diabi tackle taken forward wonderfully there by H Goya kot oh spillage coming from brenti and it will be a scrum for Union bordo did well off the first phase start France to get over the advantage line here but here's the it just doesn't looked quite clinical yes there was defense up in their face but uh like I said that it's it's a lot more relying on individual talents with their attack and the more phases they do the more opportunity there is for a little mistake like that where I don't think bordo will make the same mistakes I'm not trying to ring the toll the Bell yet for for St France by any means but you can see the difference in in fluency when uh when you see auto attacking with the ball [Music] looku reminded by kot that he's in his shadow jalab with the clearance he tap on the back F kick Barry picks it up Barry's going to run into a little bit of traffic this is really nicely done you know he shows and then goes coot takes it forward and valdi head down a to Ben tun has made the turnover I think that is absolutely clinical there from the big man but there's a knock on a little bit unlucky there because Ben tuna um he's absolutely on top of it uh he makes the turnover he's made 10 turnovers this season already he did well here it was a good hit went in as well and they managed to push the cleaner off the ball bordo and inam funa once he gets over there he's a hard man to shift he did well to steal that there it is here you also see Kane Douglas may have been a little bit lucky there diving over off his feet so perhaps both teams a little lucky but B though you would have thought deserved that turnover he's great work he's such a great asset here we go here's the that wonderful camera kot Blind Side nicely done good opportunity leester eten he gets nags though look at that for a hit from chway does well to release the ball he been picked up by jry Ward tries to keep it alive coot into the hands of that man Paul Gabrielle the big man drives into bonifas chip over the top comes off the chest and jalib kicks It [Applause] Forward if it comes off the chest if it's off the legs that's okay if it's off the the head it's okay yeah Chester is fine he got his arms right out of the way I think from about the elbow forward is what is considered to constitute a knock on interesting decision there nobody really knew that was going on so there wasn't a chaser but it's it got it pretty nasty bounce for jalir and he managed it pretty well in the end there hands out of the way there were questions from the start Fon players whether it actually kicked that from outside the 22 but it was clear there as plant foot was on or inside the 22 raly ubb picking a possession oh he's giving the ball to Tam Mandos wonderful spin into the tackle but uh couldn't get himself free good hands very good hands good opportunity here this is one of the he's got pen outside of him does he need him running into the St FR defense big clear out there coming in from that man Moana they go again jalab oh btoa crashing and smashing into penti look who gets the ball out they've got numbers they definitely got numbers it's going to go surely it's going to go it's in the corner that's a great score from Ben chapai teasing tormenting the stat fron SE defense before crashing over knowing that the Gap was opening up that's a great score for Union bordo B you take first Blood here in Parry some very very subtle skills there from bordeau exciting this man got to stretch his legs which is always great to see a lot to unpack beautiful from J be here look at the delay of the pass then he threads the ball to top away holds on to it the off grounding of the ball is fine that's the try will be awarded we're just looking at a high tackle here from uh from this man here Lester I think it's on isn't it when he chops back in he did well to control the ball and so did bordeau to maintain possession there but then there was a big hit it's not this one this is the big hit oh that's hurt both well it hasn't hurt Ben Tammy he's got a bit of padding boy oh boy oh gee if that shoulder hasn't popped out then it's doing better than most but I mean I reckon it's reasonably Fe you around the contact he's got his arms open he's right arm is there they will look at the head contact here the shoulder head he's G shoulder the shoulder it's definitely not a shoulder charge because he was looking to wrap his arms even though he didn't end up getting them round he's got an open arm there really what's the for me there's nothing in it he's done himself more damage anyway AB absolutely he's got to take the camera off uh his because it's just getting in the way he says Miss Rous I totally understand I wonder that at the start what a pain these had the chest cams before is looku kicking the penalty and uh the flag stay down and uh unable to get the extras really thought they might have blown it the bordeau because they got a couple of Front Runners out wide who ran almost the blocking lines and almost got in the way they could have almost been done for obstruction and it was unnecessary they had the numbers out there just had to go through the hands eventually tapa made a good fist of it getting across the line but they almost did their best to blow it bordo we're going to have to monitor that shoulder though my goodness that was crunch but the thing is that you know they were the St fron were in Two mins of where they were going to go and but the time the tap where he had decided that he was going to go he was literally a meter away from the trilight so uh his uh that ever dangerous man on the wi maros Tam and this is well played for stad fron if they could take advantage of Al he picks it up can he get a little bit of extra support outside of the 22 they go blinds side this time Alo oh my word get out of my way Mr King Douglas coot change of direction there's Leo Barry Waits Waits Waits he's a he's a sneaky player isn't he that wasn't a good pass to h k though and it's been picked up a kick a rare kick from Ugo Bona but it's a pretty good one see where the bounce goes picked up by Hami oh my word Peno knocks him down to the ground and then the rumbling arrival of the ubb players picking it up big charge coming in there and here is Tatu they got the advantage as well now let's see where this is going to go jaler kicks it into the corner as he been picked up oh that is so close there for that man mow toway they've got a penalty a desperately unlucky for T that was so close and good vision from jell bear what a hit from Daman Peno that led to the turnover bordo quick to swoop on that little bit rattled perhaps at the moment St Fon they'll be happy to get away with with three points here here's the kick and Chase as you say Pony he's doing well to chase it as well not just put the kick in the hit from puno and he did well to go straight over the top support players came in here's this kick that just just missed for tum who was home and host with the speed that he got around his [Applause] marker well this the uh the kick is good from jalab and they move eight points ahead what a very strong start here from Union bordo just very slick in the way they play their rugby you can see that St FR been shaken up having conceded 90 points on the road to clamon and to lose honestly um they were not good outings for the men in pink and G gazelle he'll know that and this is why they need to just make sure that one their defense is good and then two they take advantage of the possessions but not look look shaky when they're actually moving [Music] [Applause] forward looku sends it over the other side of the paint and into enemy territory they need to keep putting pressure on they need to keep attacking Bordeaux keep scoring points because they'll be well aware that just a matter of weeks ago Bion was in a similar position when they came up to Jean buan St Jean buan and took off to a lead and stud fron just ended up grinding them down grinding them down the crowd came more and more into the game that can so easily happen so they're far from comfortable here bordo it's a little deaf chip over the chot nicely done the options are there pass the ball out to the right that should have gone out to the right there were two players waiting to take the pass anyway they keep on going oh it's all opened up that is pretty impressive oh my word Rory kot with a oneman show his second try this season for the 37y olds showing the youngsters how to do it yes I think he was probably pretty aware that that ball should have gone but anyway you make Split Second decisions Joe Marin did so well to come through with the ball and you know it's it's it's easy sitting and watching where we are here to think yeah that should have gone and yes of course in hindsight it should have a lot of things go through your head when you got the ball like this Jo marching through had that split moment to give it he maybe thought luuk was going to wait a little bit longer and hold off but here's kot from the next phase going right into that same spot where he felt there was a weakness and it could have gone previously in 37y Old legs early in the game though they've still got something in [Applause] them well that was such an important score wasn't it um the fact that he saw Ben to myuna and thought right I'm going to try and get past the big man of course but if he gets me you know I'm going to be grounded well you don't run straight at him and in saying that there's a fair bit to go round as well so it was quite a long run he had to go on just to get through the Gap and Tamer gave it his best once he was beaten no one else was there to cover zor SS for the charge down too big Ben got to go for it well that was the the dink over the chop there much in picking up of course and I like this so aware isn't he he's so aware of what he's doing you know and everybody's looking to thinking that he's going to just uh get the pass [Applause] [Music] out clearence kick picks it up in his own half around the outside steering himself away from danger finds a gap goes down down at the halfway line luku jalab just dumps it into the hands of moan just gets snagged that's great tackling there from Hab [Applause] kufner Stay Stay Stay Stay Stay Stay Stay on the field L Bas he's playing inside Center again I think or outside Center with the oh it's just a little bit of spillage there and jalab trying to snap it it maybe moving it a little bit too quickly you know at those moments you really need a bit of composure yeah well I think he did see the opportunity it was a it was good play from Ben of course defense sees a big man like that get the ball they're going to stop they're going to get themselves prepared for the contact and he just shifted it on nicely Jal be knew he had poo looming up on his inside and I think he just got a little bit of ahead of himself which is very easily done but they really look potent when they're moving that ball bordo at the moment like I said before though St France will just hang in there work their way off the crowd's passion as well and just stick around in the game and and end probably end stronger they' back themselves to end stronger every game I'm sure particularly teams coming to jum R scrum in the uh in the first 17 minutes of this encounter as cck cot gets it out set gons Miss pass and that's gone down into the corner there easily collects and easily commits to the kick clearance yes but a good gain from St fron just moving it out just those couple of long passes what that does is has the effect of bringing the the open side Winger right up cuz he's got to get up in the defensive line pushing the fullback across no real option there if you get a good kick down deep there's no real option except to find touch and the gain from stad fron being probably what 20 30 m and they get [Music] possession perfectly taken B gabri support players there charging through this time is that man H Goen frustration there from St fron they were well in control of that ball but just probably did it a little bit too well Down The Blind Side and and got isolated St Fon which led to the attack on on the ball by Bordeaux Hab kufner just going almost too well getting forward that's a pretty good kick isn't it just into the 22 at the stad frona and there's H going so that was the that was the moment just got his hands on it that was enough for the referee to actually blow his whistle and very frustrating as you said for stad fron it was a really good first clean or first arrival at the breakdown from Bordeaux there I didn't see who it was but they got right underneath the St fron cleaner and very very tough at that point to move someone if you can't get underneath them well lad goes long and it's been picked up by evaly down the line Marin hamwi and Leo Barry and the ball's spilled out of their hands that's surely a knock on he claims he went backwards in any case tackle there on penti see how St FR going to use [Applause] [Music] this kick goes up hamda e chasing that's a good tackle as well very well chased and is in a bit of trouble there King Douglas bonifas no luu with his clearance in his own half now they're going to get it out wide lots of time Leo Barry to look up and provide his team with something that's straight into the hands of the fullback [Applause] just uh up towards the halfway line here's this take from G when he collected hwi at the same time perfect timing but head onhe head Collision you see the head they're hitting his cheek that's why he's pointing to the uh to the blood it was uh it was a good the the timing was good but head Collision he doesn't mind a bit of head Collision does he King Douglas 31 CA wabby of course tatafu with the touched looku getting faulted there with a big hit coming in it goes out wide he pass and Hano and able to get the ball across but it's a forward [Applause] pass was quite probably right at the limit of trying to uh protest that it was momentum that took that ball forward I think there's quite a lot of inconsistency around this the way referees see it as well so players do seem to be getting used to taking a little bit more Liberty that's that beautiful ball before that led to the try from Jal be to tapw the run from bu before they spread it across and tapw eventually going over there are those two Runners I talked about before but uh in the end nothing he said to have assisted bent up away other than his own speed and strength but the moment that you actually have a player like Daman penno you know you find yourself in a very good position there you go there's the four extra players here penno's coming out on the outside of course and it just opens up as we can see SECU follows Peno because we know he's a Serial TR scorer and afterwards the Boulevard's there [Applause] [Applause] well it's been the scrum for this ubb team that's just uh got carted around good strong uh drive and push there from the Alo Emil brothers and naldi in the middle and a penalty going St from se's way seon one of uh the fine parts of his his artillery is this kick he hits it so high if it's accurate then he can just slam it into the corner just on the edge of the 22 might have been wanting a little bit more there probably not a not a real attacking threat mat BL former hooker for stad fron of course during the the gold looking in television there but uh around Hospitality too he did a lot of work in the World Cup I thought there might have been three of them saw him [Applause] everywhere yeah the call there was I think on the the bordo front row lifting up wouldn't have been bamun it was across the other side probably with Bonnie F which is why he was shaking his head running back Wanger has come on to replace Hami who's got a little bit of a cut to that left eye [Music] nicely taken herly taken there from Gabrielle gets it out oh that's a little break Marchin pick takes the pass but uh unable to just break loose goes again he's such a sniper sneaking his way between ubb Defenders six M out patience is a virtue griak brought down by Kane Douglas ELO just ARS around the outside hasn't G too much distance charge coming in once again from H Goen tabi tries to steal the ball now with a bit of supports that man maoo getting closer towards the try line it's Fallen free kot gets it out there's an opportunity here oh it's just open up brilliantly done and SE is the man second try for stad fron what a beautiful piece of uh skull duggery sneaking his way through as everybody thought that it was going to go out wide just too much pressure for bordo to handle there and it looked very very easy in the Finish but the work all came in early from the clean line out take through to it surge after surge good break or half break from the Midfield Wards little pass Marshon got them on the front foot they kept going and then just too tough for big Kane Douglas to get out and Link with the outside Defenders and sigon running into a big hole good team try from St fron nothing too flashy just Relentless go forward and the pressure on the bordo defense start contrast to what they try to produce against clemon and and Stat to Lan of course it didn't help with a uh the player that left the field against clemon but the scenario a little bit different here tonight the extras are good for Sig got 14 points to eight they move ahead for the very first time [Music] [Applause] [Music] big hit there coming in and that was excellent from Peno he comes up so quick doesn't he he scores a try every 54 minutes Daman penno oh spillage you got to be careful did it go backwards was it's been picked up by Handa he's back on the pitch as a Leo Barry clearance who does really well and kicks it to the 22 that was very close very dangerous not what St Fon really wanted they just wanted a clean exit there they've scored two tries and 14 points in a row and they've just work their way back into the the match and it's been oneway traffic in the last 15 minutes through possession and territory the last thing they need is unforced eras like that [Applause] clear in front of the the player who caught the ball and you just can't do that that's that's something that they'll be a little bit frustrated with of course you know whoever takes what You' got to make sure that you're on the right side so that the uh the defensive team has got access to the player who takes the ball before he hits the deck and then afterwards you can uh you can you can swim for it yeah it's it's a question of attention to detail and discipline of course manag to get that in well that is quite impressive there from Peno I thought he was actually in a you know on the wrong side of the the line but uh super smart play there from luku Jal from pen I mean ball coming out opportunity M oh a sneaky little play comes off the foot Manos tamwe spins needs a little bit of support has it with Moana look who picks it up now they go moving charge coming through this time from that man lad luu jaler BTO Muna stays on his feet finally goes down Moses Alo ail bringing him down jalar this time mof wonderful pass into the hands of the everpresent Bastian van inching closer and closer towards the 5 meter line here's diabi good strong charge there coming in from that man as well nice pass surely if it comes out they've got players and that is just a knock on from jalb and it will be a scrub for stad F major frustration and a concern with the big man Ben toaa down on the ground with a bit of an injury once again it was fairly easily read that Big Ben tmy fer was lining up a run he came off a lot better last time here's this catch from poo it's an absurd rule but that is the rule so long as you land in the field and you weren't touching the ground outside the line you can do that but it's crazy anyway little bit fortuitous there for bordo as well as they came flying up field through Tumo and the big run eventually from Tommy fer this time he's come off second best because they lined him up and there've been some good physical hits coming in from St fron in the last few minutes golden opportunity squandered by Balo that one there I'm surprised actually jaly Bear's got really good awareness good presence of mind to read the defense and adjust his pass and I thought he might have thrown that ball behind Kane Douglas very very easy to see from the angle that we had Robbie of course but y he's normally pretty good at identifying those chances and hitting the right [Applause] player it's just the question regarding um you know players of the modern era and players from you know just a you know a few years ago when you play long ago I haven't that up very well have I the chocolatine on tour people are back um what about the uh The Backs spinning into tackles with that something that happened in the past no not so much you would you just T to sort of run forward but yeah just to avoid the the strong hits that that players get so so much as good pressure coming on from Bordeaux but that'll I think result in a 22 Dropout not a goal line for for stud fron but yeah I think it's just a result of the the the dominant hits that are so prevalent these days um and just trying to get any kind of way to deflect that hit bounce around it so you don't take a square shot from a Defender that it's you know any means necessary really well they've moved it quickly seu seu Mako is taking the ball up it's Rory coot he's on the ground you got to release the tackle player and uh well it's been taken out that's going to be a penalty for stad fron because you release the player when it any when his when his body is on the ground when there's anything lower than the knee on the ground and that was the case there sometimes hard for the tackers to know I'm not trying to make excuses for anyone but there didn't seem to be a lot of loud communication from the referee there and and I think it was who was in there making a tackle was it no was it tumay in there making the tackle I suspect he probably didn't hear the call he can't be sure expect the you shouldn't expect you shouldn't wait for the referees I guess sometimes they're not sure if knees have touched the ground and they still fighting to the ball for the ball until they sort of get told otherwise it's worked in St France's favor though and you know you're right you got to there's got to be a point where players have got to let the let the ball carrier go Ian you would have done it in your Hey Day right I certainly would been there in the first place I was very quick to let the ball carry go I'd let him go right through the line that's why I was loved by by opposition crowds contribute to the spectacle keeping everybody happy eh here's evaldi evaldi is a little touch has been swatted down but it's been picked up and taken forward there by Bastian Val had a fantastic game the former colier player 16th start tonight big high kick hitched high up into the sky wonderful take there from that man Barry who's been very strong he's on the ground and oh it's a penalty well dragged across the ground unable to release the ball I think there was a couple of things that you could pick up on that uh uh defensive play almost looked like he was saying that Ben tap didn't didn't roll away as the tackler but little bit unlucky perhaps bordo but there are moments like that where you know you can make a difference by really choosing your moments picking your battles of when you think there is a realistic chance rather than go for everything but was fairly good play there at the end just illegal just illegal only problem there illegal 148 two tries to one and what we got eight minutes remaining in the first half stad fron um looking a lot more just just looking a little bit sharper uh compared to the last two outings the clemont debacle and then of course the uh well the embarrassment down in too it's maoo takes the ball forward he won't let go of it he needs a little bit of support uh there's van who's been just caught on the wrong side there but uh no ping tackle is another problem with tatfu needs to be careful you need to get out of there nicely done little change of Direction but uh there back into the heavy traffic they go cot PA Alo am dealing with lad is coot once again trying to shift it out the touch was not perfect there by Merchant and uh well couldn't ship it out wide and into the hands of his teammate Hami he was good taking the line out from maoo they looked like they were just sitting up the mall and he burst through the middle there they are a lot better they're looking a lot more dangerous St fron when they are just direct when they are just physical and bruising oh this a pickup that is a valdi if he can get a good angle he tries to get past luku ball comes out that's a knock [Applause] on got away with one a couple of minutes ago Cott I thought the same thing happened although less conspicuous luck ran out on this occasion long way to work out now for foro sorry the line out was absolutely awful right over the top I mean valdi will take that every day of the week look at that you need to get the call right maoo probably got in the way of uh of of of Kane Douglas of course who was the jumper on that occasion and then afterwards you know it Spooks a hooker when you see a play going up for the same you know for the same ball at the same time when you've had a dir of possession like bordeau has in the last 10 15 minutes that you really can't afford to be giving up those opportunities just to secure position and use the ball Tatu off the back the Japanese International wow that's just he's just decks to JY Ward shakes his head gets back up a little bit shaken and very stirred here's jalip well that could have been an interception for etan it still comes out well is a butter fingers the ball is obviously a little bit greasy as uh maros tamay goes on a little bit of a Wonder B spills out of his hands and we'll go back to the original knock on it's going to be a scrum for ubb I think it might have might be a bit sweaty actually at the ball we saw before with Rory k he was he was drenched obviously for the halfbacks they're moving around a lot chasing every single breakdown as we see this great run from tfu Over the Top of Ward the problem with sweat versus normal rain or water on the ball is that sweats quite oily and it sticks to the ball and and does make it generally a lot more slippery so see here tuway even juggling it temperature just 18° around about 7:00 this evening so it hasn't changed too much you got a packed out Stadium as well and you've got thunderstorms that are potentially so high humidity it all combines partly artificial grass too isn't it which normally has feels a lot hotter than regular grass looku jalab jalab goes down the line is M gets it out into the oeno as it kicks off the leg Handi is luku trying to cover and he does really well picks up by shal he gets flanked there by Wards the ball's been picked up by Hami Hami bounces off a player where's he going to go where you going Mr Hami but he finally comes enters a cuer sack with a seon little kick down into the corner that's a smart little piece of play there was a bit of fragmentation out wide But there again he's looking at his back line saying oh maybe he should have gone out wide well he just didn't want to get caught behind the line did he SE one this was the from poo which came off that that educated left knee ofi luku did pretty well to clean this up and Jal bear looked lightly but I think suon might have got a call just after he kicked that that gave him a solution which is why he was just disappointed in himself it wasn't a wrong option this time line out better there with Douglas dealing with it tatafu picks it up and then we have that man moer taking the ball forward sorry tap look who will just slam it into touch potentially or not and he looks at the option of getting it out to Barry but I think they're just going to buy their time and wait for everybody to get back into Position St F say move closer to a place in the in the in the uh in the top six of course if they uh if they get a win out here tonight well they're already in the top six but closer to one of the uh the top four spots guaranteed what you want to do is try and finish in the top two of course uh they won't reel in to lose at the top we've got a seven-point lead but they're four points ahead of ubb that's great work from tatafu look at what he does gets over the tackle player exceptionally well and he is just a difficult man to shift when he's down there yeah and he had the attention of two attacking support players and he managed to stay on his feet while they both went off their feet which was the problem if they managed to contact him contact tfu and stay on their feet then presumably a Rak would have been called and he can no longer use his hands anyway but the fact that they were off their feet meant that he had the rights on the ball and he did it very very well finally Bordeaux get another chance down St Fon in they really quarted disaster there with the kick for touch but it's worked out well he goes straight over there t tafu weight clearly on his feet so he wasn't supporting himself on his hands and just a hard man to shift about PS the scrum coach happy with that a nice line out dealt with let's see what ubb can do from this it's been picked up by at at the back the general luku is there penno with a little bit of extra Force they're shifting into gears they're moving in the right position got he grounded is it going to be a try yeah I think he's grounded in a big way larat is the man Roman larat that is fantastic is their try this season for that man and what a brilliant team try that was for ubb and they move up to just one point behind stad fron before the conversion yeah great try control and continuity were really the key here for Bordeaux they started moving it Off the Mark so it did keep moving it never got called completely stationary P came off his wing to help with the Fords with their big effort but it was lad with all the strength at the [Applause] end cot knows what's that what that means for St fron say that's a bit of a blow going in at 148 up would have been really good considering the start they can see to Bordeaux just a little momentum now back with Bordeaux as they go in for their 15-minute break smart move as well from uh Jal bear and the ubb players to kick for the corner they could have gone for three points decided not to and the extras are good as well and it is Union bordo bag who move [Applause] ahead 14 points for stad say and 15 points for Union Bordeaux begler will have the last kick and the last play before the halftime whistle is heard here at jeanan tatafu takes it cleanly under a bit of pressure and luku gets it out jalab kicks it into the stamps 14 for St FR 15 for Union bordo and a little um well disappointment there for the second place team here in the top cats conceding a try at the wire and we get a reaction from change we're playing a pretty good game handling errors and uh try and play our rugby in their half um yeah to uh uh cast next week which is a massive encounter for them and then ton at home both teams all in the chase for one of the top six places and then uh for Union bordo begler they've got Pon away and P will want to try and get themselves into the top six and then OA at home so OA basically relegated um or soon to be potentially uh bottom of the table we get the second half underway and uh here he goes that man madosh chway spinning pouting diving flying he does absolutely everything just gets himself out of the 22 on this occasion as looku sends a searching kick deep down into enemy territory like you said MZ away from anybody wearing the same color shirt as himself jalz sees an opportunity nicely done ball goes out opportunities Galore Ben Chapo gets the ball out oh this is fantastic chway beel be look at this barely a minute in oh he nearly went over the line but that was fantastic from beel B to finish off what was a wonderful move jal's Vision basically started it off and this man here be finished it brilliant stuff from ubb beautiful support play from Bordeaux I think there's going to be a question mark a big question mark over that pass from tapa that went infield and if they do review it I don't think it's going to in bordo's favor just failing to reclaim the ball St fron and as you say Jal Bear's Vision to sit away and the support play and look at them coming up on the inside there's T way that's the ball there that I would have thought would be called forward both officials were well placed though but uh I still think there were a couple in the first half that got called forward that weren't as bad as this one anyway bordo support play as I say coming through b when you when he gets the ball in that position you're not going to stop him great start to the second half [Applause] [Music] [Applause] and of [Applause] course okay so the grounding of the ball final pass the penultimate pass he's had plenty of advice from his 30,000 assistant referees sitting in the seats question is of course whether it went out backwards out of his hand there's no way that's gone forward a long way that never went backwards at all unfortunately for Ben tap it's a tricky one is is but that was as good as he could pass with two St FR players who are very much you know ready to grasp it and take it away he was desperate to take the chance there was the bordeau team so you can see why he did it it was just probably never going to be a possible pass what do you do if you can't pass the ball you well I wondered if he might have put a little kick through but I think there was a little bit of cover there because obviously there was one more pass from T way to draw a Defender so there was some cover there kick might have been an option they still look dangerous bordo and St Fon has dodged a little bullet there gazelle former Leon player safe in the top cators as they beat rassing 2014 on Saturday they will finish the low echelons of the top Catt currently in 12th position just behind just above melier stat fron on the attack ball just chucked out and picked up by Merchant there's uh the kick coming from that man coot he's outside of his 22 Barry picks it [Applause] up produces one of a similar kick and the marks been made for some reason that only he knows maybe just to have a breather but you don't think I don't think there's any other Advantage for taking a mark there it brings the entire defense up to 10 m he's more rushed now with his kick than he would have been if he' just taken his time he had a huge angle there in fact twice there Bordeaux had a really big angle that they could have made some more of with a Roman as Manos of course out injur between four and six weeks he's got an ankle injury if you Nicola dter is the other player who's got a a knee injury both players out between four and six weeks so um that's a little bit tricky for them but they should come back for the uh the end of the season which will be you know a bonus for Yanik Brew great player BOS such a good player in the air he was being the standout back recently for bordo and that's saying something with the Personnel I've got absolutely using basically the entire back line to the French team during the Six Nations here we go then with st fron on the charge picked up by Jeremy Ward he runs into jalab he runs into uh uh mooham then he's uh has the his top pulled over his [Music] head no kot there the kick now what was that all about because he's going to Mark there and it's just an easy strange decision there from coot didn't see doesn't seem very coordinated at times from St Fon Ward still needs to get his uh Jersey back on no time for that for the moment play Kick Mako goes up for it flicked back tries to get his hands on it there's a knock on there [Applause] from they're just going to keep strangling away start fron aren't they take their chances if they get presented with them but other than that just try and keep bludgeoning Bordeaux and wait for the mistakes to occur from a team that does like to attack does have an attacking mindset constantly Jeremy Ward eight tries this season player from Port Elizabeth nice little moment um Zack hols gorg and F of course Kash and and Co watch on St FR gets taken off the back by H kufner an opportunity here seon gets the ball out it's shipped out wide as ettien drives into mados trying to just fall over him the ball's been made available for cot once again sigon get the ball out here's maoo maoo tackler Kane Douglas just a rolling on top of him an opportunity here Ward picks it up runs into a little bit of traffic go nicely done ball coming out well it's just off the edge I just wasn't the right pass was it penno against Barry that's a big battle and look how far they've been driven back that's great defensive play there from Peno maoo counter rocking coming from uh that man diabi where's this going to go another high kick on the edge of the 22 this time it's a little bit better and jalb takes it releases it to luku nicely done Peno oh no watch out Pen's about where's he going to go inside pass beautifully done and they taken forward here be oh the touch there and the refere threee getting in the way a little bit I think that's a little bit frustrating for mat for basan Van well he's called himself here Robbie he's given the scrum to Bordeaux because he has affected Bordeaux possession so very unlucky for Bordeaux but maybe they're lucky in the context of this decision because I don't think I've ever seen a referee call himself when the ball hits them yes they're obliged to to give a scrum to the team and possession really well done there by poo because he he he kept swinging around so that they couldn't get the offload away here he goes with C of space normally pretty dangerous anything can happen and B trying to get the ball back out to that right side there you saw it it's a good call from the referee I think that's that's sensible I've never seen it before though but well play that's good that's just intelligent okay because if he doesn't say that um you know he's just going to have the team who are like sort of going to be angry against him and at the same time you know I think the stad fron players they knew that he was directly in the path of basan Van who could have taken it Forward I think it's very realistic at the same time I think it's a brave call at a against the home team so you know if you if you love your rugby all you want is like sort of you know fair play and fair play is important right right you're speaking to a back though I can't speak for the other breed listen it it is what it is and that's um a good call from Ben Rous greatly appreciated by the the ubb players of course they get a scrum an important scrum this is for ubb one the last three games 3414 larell last weekend then B on away 3415 beating Bion down at je do and then 417 that crushing defeat over clamon and um last loss was against Leon 2710 back in March looku feeds the ball in picks it up they go we find um pen with a with a charge there and looku picks the ball up and Jal bear with a cross kick sneaky oh that's um contact in the air SE does a great job should be a penalty uh can't compete for it I've been or get in the way of a player who's got it in his hands it was clear that it was in his hands I think that uh van might have just said should have ducked out of it I think well it's yeah I mean it was a constructed move yeah I think he needed to pull out of it absolutely because I think it had the effect of tackle on the air but it was a set move it's an interesting one because they used Pino off his wing to set up the first phase and then they send over that far side rather than pinno it's interesting use of personnel but maybe that was part of the deception off his wing they didn't think they'd come back with a kick perhaps let's use him as a decoy as well because everybody's going to get sucked into trying to follow Peno because he's devastatingly good you uh you've got to Monitor and and Survey him that's the Ben tapy try came from that basically kot puts one up in the air got 280 appearances for cast Olympic oh spins out of the hands of pen that's forward St FR will take that I think [Applause] yeah well he's so good in the air K that's uh he also gets that confidence up to try and free his arms and and keep the ball alive which just uh turned to custody there for him that's why I thought though if your plan is to construct something where on the second phase you come back and kick the ball towards that sideline that we just saw before don't you want your best guy in the a which is probably poo chasing it so construct something else with the first phase rather than use him up I I don't know I mean you know Jal he he's got a mixed bag of uh of of skills of course we know his footballing skills are absolutely top-notch they got SP ferociously uh you know back over but you can understand that I don't know you don't know what's going on inside of you know his mind but uh it it might be a something that they've tried out has worked in the past in the training field but not on the pitch sigons to put stad FR ahead once again he always goes very high the flags go up and uh they're in the best position to see we hardly see whether it goes over or not from where we're watching but uh that's a good kick from seon this is the try at the end of the first half for Bordeaux where they just wielded around the old rolling mall so called because you just keep going from around the side and means the defensive team can't get a straight hit on you and just keep holding you out directly changes starting to be rung for Bordeaux a couple of the big boys coming off including Kane dougas and the two hookers on you've got Lucas perz Blanc to replace valy in the front row and we've got Maxim lamot the hooker coming on to replace uh Roman lad score that trai as you saw just a couple of moments ago that's a really great outcome for Bordeaux off watch is a pretty ugly ugly kickoff stad fron unable to control it it's ricocheted off the minute a touch and straight away Bordeaux sweep down onto attack pressure on with new Personnel on the lineup there's the confirmation there Alexandra R Pier buaton has uh come on as well nicely taken there by gabag abil replaces Moses Alo Emil in the front [Applause] row that's great work isn't it you know it's like you're not coming in to my backyard on my turf they let them have the outside there you see Joe March and just shadowing someway letting him run across and when he got the momentum up and they felt they could shove him out they did so smart defense no one parade former hooker for stad [Applause] fron working with Fabian Galer now of course uh with the French team High over the CH picked up and uh neatly dealt with there's Maxim Lon he's got a wonderful ability to stay on his feet and and just motor through traffic nicely done Bon ball comes out jalab oh it's been flicked back opportunities there's a great opportunity here let's see what the kicking game's like oh he's just been knocked off his feet there by Lam mod couldn't really do much of it here here Goen up against the back and there's the clearance kick there from Tam smashed High sorry uh from uh K and bordo beg picked up once again tamwe uhoh now they've got an opportunity here he's cut inside maoo will try and get his hands on it you can't roll like that because maoo is going to get his hands on it the referee realized and uh they've given the ball back to St F yes even though it was done immediately that was a very clever move from T tatfu except for the fact he got penalized but he he realized he needed to buy a little bit of time he knew his support wasn't quite there he got chopped down sort of ankle ta and he knew he was going to ground without the support there so he was just trying to buy that time and it was pretty obvious to the referee as well so that's a fantastic kick as well down into the corner look at these fans this is great to see stat fron say this is the rolly rolly rolling rolling rolling maneuver as we saw earlier yeah look people will say all was a media it was only one roll but it was done specifically to take away the opportunity from St from St fron to steal that ball so good call bit unfortunate for uh that man here going coming off his knee and going on the left hand side M came back to ghost himself into defensive position this is good play and Perez Blanc well he's been caught out he's been snacked players need to get out of there it's illegal it's illegal stad Fon they're going to get naps for that that's the penalty for St fron and quite cynical because he got warned by the referee I wonder if he's going to go into the pocket here we go little kick that's not a great kick look at that kick that was a wonky kick what banana kick don't know what it called but uh in any case Jeremy Ward he's ghosted he's done the business how about that how sneaky was that from Jeremy Ward brilliant play and that is try number nine for the South African this season and he stuns the union bordo begler defense by sneaking through the Gap to score try number three for St fron the move seven ahead bordeau really resorted to chasing Shadows there for a while after they got put on the back foot from what was a very effective line out mole finally spreading it back wide side to side here's the first one you're right the uh the ugly kick taken in by hamwi who did well to control the ball and retain position and from here I think it was cot no it wasn't either they sent it wide from Ward was it goes through the fend off and runs into a big hole I don't think St fron knew where that ball was going but bordo certainly [Applause] didn't such an important score for stad fron they found themselves going by behind going into the changing rooms now they had a Tred to sound of of course because of the forward pass and now they find themselves you know ahead by seven potentially nine if sigon can smash this [Applause] over g a little bit too far to the right 2215 seven points separate these two time stopped and looks like big Bena trudging towards the sideline shifts over sounded also like uh is that TPP ey might be coming off as well or are they talking to0 is during Ward staying on so I think wo's lost T away as [Music] well they got two backs on the uh on the bench there's uh raditi who's come on Uberti is one of them the the former Gran player and they've also got Paul ABI who will of course come on to replace Maxim luku it's going to be a scrum for ubb they want to use beat Samu pretty soon I think as well because he's one of those players that can produce magic ranges wide like a like a back like a center really but can hit hard like the back rower that he is bonus position here for Bordeaux but Uberti if it is Uberti who is on yeah he's been in really really good form as well not dissimilar in terms of his gate and his long hair at the back to deor certainly before his haircut they they love the mullets don't they think there the mullet thing has just become you know big even in France now not just in New Zealand about our third or fourth round of it I think in New Zealand it's it's called fashionable again you know what they say about what you know things they go around in circles fashion Goes Around in Circles mes you know all about that living in Parry I don't care what they call a mullet fessional or what ugly's ugly isn't it and I should know well this is It's good to see isn't it honestly the fact is that uh you know St Fon they've gone through some really interesting times some some some fascinating times we've also been down in the do drums for you know the different seasons it was be good to see the Golden Era come back of course because you know to see a packed house at Jean buan we don't see it that often this is great to see as luku gets the ball out it's been shifted out into the hands of Moana Moana gets caught up good tackling there look at Rory cot just making life very complicated for the uh uh the Bordeaux backs taken forward charge this time from seral cazo look who digs Bona fast this time jackling opportunities available this is a better move oh he just couldn't get his hands on it and uh spillage from Peno got taken out of the equation there good defensive play from stad FR they are a complicated team to play against defensively aren't they once again no it's it's Jal beer who's doing so well to just time has passed you watch here the delay the delay waiting for the opportunity the pass might have been a little bit low in the end poo might have well no not low but certainly not up around chest TI like he may have been expecting blown opportunity and they know [Applause] it it's just the way that they read openings they see things they quite they glare you talked about Pete Samu coming on to replace the the Japanese tongen originally tatafu of course Samu will add a lot of um well he'll create a few more Sparks there's uh Daka Wanga come on for ettien as well so we got some big boys on the on the pitch who replacing big boys fast g t come on to replace him toino 145 kilos so there they go 19,8 supporters and that's great that's great great for stad fron did I see that all top 14 games were Gish F sold out this weekend absolutely lot of the pro too as well they just played the final round on uh on Friday night as well so that's got to Crunch playoff time too and very very strong competition if you haven't had a chance to get across and watch some of this rugby in France top 14 all prod to definitely advise it yeah come over and uh and and check it out it's fantastic it really is and some of the teams in the prod 2 even going down to federal one you know they're getting big RS as well it's wonderful to see his big business over here but it's also a passion that is growing and growing we absolutely love it that's great work that is from Union BTO beg but uh there is a knock on 20 minutes to go a seven point difference here stad fron in um in a pretty good position but this is far from over we know that this is uh a tight tussle between the two teams who are in second and third position he up start from say 71 points if it stays like this as Morgan par of course the uh the the the the the backs coach of course and bordo beg on 63 if it finishes like this of course with a to L at the top with three threo lead two games remaining [Applause] lot of teams below Bordeaux hoping that they do stay there and give them a shot rustling will be one Po and clont outside chances as well to make the playoffs nicely done jalb shifts it out be cuts inside gets caught up by Hami lays him down to rest picked up by Liu Liu placement tight head prop Sadi that's a little break that isn't good position by serial cazo is a jalb [Applause] jalb bush it on this time no no no oh he didn't managed to pick it up that is just he wasn't looking was he M and the opportunity here oh maoo couldn't get this pass out what a golden opportunity that was kick the ball as quickly as you possibly can have the chase happen Moana just not looking around you've got to be aware for every single second just look at this who in the face as well yeah he may not have realized that Jal bear had it because I think with jaly bear and the ball in hand yes you do you always keep your eyes peeled because he will find an opportunity if it's there and again as you say though Robbie that oh they just lost control eyes opened up wide for the TR line but as you say just a kick going in my not happy but the kick going in there's no bad result comes out of it because you're right down in the 22 anyway and Pena Wanga has got wheels and he was outside and all he needed to do was just kick it up and I'm sure that he would have raced on to that we've seen him do that in the top cats this season and he's a very quick player of course the Fijian and he scored a few tries already this season five in total that was a golden opportunity nicely done tofa with a little touch there there bordo bag in the Midfield look who gets it out jalab it's gone High over the chop and picked up by Pano Pano kicks the ball but uh it's a pretty straightforward pick up and clearance there from Leo bar the bounce and maros Tam around the outside oh he's running oh look at that get past your Defender still going where's he going go now it's the deck yeah wild pass oh that's forward surely well I don't know about that I don't know if the referee will go and check that we'll see where this goes that's another forward pass yep wonder if they go back to the other one because uh first one was about 30 m up field God I mean it's giv them an easy out having giving the scrum here hasn't it for a forward pass so they won't want to go back and admit they may not have got it right on the first one probably benefited from the fact he did the what the French called the Sher out the back of the hand but behind him here's tumay uh just playing what's in front of him the ultimate example just kept it alive finally realized his teammates couldn't get a decent line on their support either and just a bit of a shame there they've done this a few times tonight bordeau wanting to attack at all cost that was the one that was probably for as you say Robbie I don't think it'll worry St fron too much possession at the moment of Zak theyve got it in the right area of the ground yeah but look where look where they are they're not far outside of the 22 that's a much better field position for stad Fon if they're going to try and uh you know go for the go for the kill but still um second one works St fron not too concerned because it's still outside of the ubb half Joe Mar shown he's quite areas there shown he's he's quite happy with the ball getting spread wide to him he stting a little bit close here but he may well get that Miss pass from s just giving him a little bit of space to push outwards there it is oh he goes back well it's been picked up there Danga look at the pace look at him go the Fijian pulls him down hauls him down that's a great challenge great tackle the Cavalry a little bit slow to react and look at this from un bordo Bagel the ball just cluts and kept under it's going to be a penalty because they smothered it tried to hide it great work from ubb and what a tackle from he's about half the size of Danga Danga hit that at real pace and I I thought he was gone I thought B was gone he turned and chased that's passion and commitment and obviously speed bordo dodge a bullet there and the French International is the one they have to thank March and got the ball as I say wide but he wasn't running wide with it he was always going straight and looking to distribute and danger might have been surprised at the pace with caught up with him then they probably could have been penalized anytime in over a 202 period here St FR for holding on to that ball reclaiming It On The Ground as well they were getting driven off it great Counterattack counter wrecking with his mullet just driving through meit say on for Paul Alo gean 27y old from toi 36 Nations titles in the B category uh chip over the chop it is oh it's just a knock on there from Peno this should be a yes the referee was guaranteed to blow the whistle oh there's a penalty because it was picked up by a AO player after the knock on well I think he's calling a did he call a deliberate knock on there for poo tried to take that ball on the run so that he didn't go up with two hands and and get slowed down taking it and then tackled he tried to obviously keep his momentum up may have it wrong did he did he say that was a deliberate knock on well the referee just said he knocked it forward and a white and a player in white picks it up that's all so that's all all right just an offside that's the counter R obviously from bordo that gave them the turnover Wanga just wedging it between his heels trying to take it through little uh old trick of the trade this is a good field position this is for stad fron and uh 13 well 12 and a half to go if they can extend their lead then they'll be in a very good position Lucas Perez Blanc the 26y old former beit player finds that man here goyan well there's maoo maoo well is there a block there from his own teammates I think so it's going to be yeah clear a play from Mo farer I think he made that as conspicuous as he possibly could wasn't clockwork from St fron got a good run on maoo here but just a little bit over eager St fron getting in one another's way KN of appeals from the Bordeaux players but lucky three points would have been good there as well for Bordeaux now I'm sure a try would have been lovely but uh just getting past that seven-point buffer as Brad Weber the New Zealand comes on forer rori Cott scorer of the first stud fron TR tonight 37 years of age 11 Caps playing for France of course born in South Africa came in as a a medical Joker sorry just a joker for the World Cup of course and uh all of a sudden he finds himself uh playing some key games weather bring in wealth of experience of of course uh having played for the old blacks on 18 occasions former Chiefs player collapse scrum ubb and all of that you know all of that fine work from stad fron they've had platforms they had a few positions good field position can't take advantage of it and ubb get them get themselves a bit of possession in a good in a good uh part of the pitch to try and take advantage with just over 10 minutes to go [Music] yes they've was wasted a few opportunities tonight D Fon but they've actually been a lot better than I maybe anticipated they were going to be just in terms of their Enterprise and standing up to Bordeaux in terms of attacking threats well there he is Pano Pano on the attack good offload as well and taken forward there by Sai went backwards jalab and he produced a little bit of that magic well maxing lamot got to take him down early good work at the breakdown and looku digs picks it up into the hands of Pier bushon zalar nicely done they got an option here the kick might not have been the right decision oh he's just been knocked out into touch Brad R but uh it's going to be a line out for ubb I thought maybe the pass rather than the kick Ms yes I thought when they swung back here they' pre-planned a block Runner when they did swing back there he is you see him in front of the line there and maybe just through the hands sometimes very very underrated by teams because they've planned several phases in advance they've planned their block Runners their front ball Runners but I think you've got to have the ability to adapt and adjust as you go and if you've got numbers and if you're on the front foot there's no need to have that block run it's just through the hands can be very very effective using all the numbers at your disposal and they ghosted like that and scored the Bai try earlier on with that effect picked off by be Samu big charge well look at the strength of the uh the Australian and ubb in a good position now tfu picks it up the big man the big man the big man as he grounded the ball I'm not too sure we can't see it's been held up wow that's a big call from the referee benoir Rous I think the question is going to be is the ball visible here I think it's highly unlikely this ball was completely held up the whole time and bordo was certainly very excited but I just don't know if we're going to have a camera angle that shows the ball touching the ground here on field decision is not ATT does he have his hands completely crushed underneath so much pressure from the play as he was trying to hold it up but we're going to go to the TMO the camera in the bottom left of your screen there is going to be the one if he's got a shot of this at ground level it may be the only way this might you're not going to see it from there but Wards underneath it he's actually taking the player down and he's got his hands on the ball that is um smart play there from St fron when you get in trouble like this on your line and there's a question over grounding if you're lying your body down like we see shapi there that's obscuring the the camera view look at Ward Ward is in a brilliant position the hands on the ball he's not allowing tomino to for 145 kilos of uh of loose head prop from grounding the ball that is why they've got the best defense in the top cats no try St Fon survive and go [Applause] again well they're using Pete Samu to full effect what a brilliant player he is the uh the two-year-old Australian former bumes man also played for the Crusaders getting the ball out Kazo has been very effective and um basan as well St fron holding on for their lives again look at that they're into the jaws of this stad fron defense not making life easy they're not getting quick ball that bordo like to have and look they're shutting them out that's another good cover tackle from h on looku the kicking game of jalb could be the most devastating element that they could use but look at that hit back looku he gets snagged Brad Weber is all over him Jal gets up [Applause] gingerly s lamot got very narrow here Bordeaux is the kick no it isn't throws the dery there Jalel spillage spillage from Kazo and that's going to be a scrum for Staton and you know what all they'll do is take as much time as possible you know wave at the fans you know stroll over and just wait patiently until they get in there and set up the the scrum Rory Rory kot another standout performance because you know he's just a sneaky player isn't he look at this defense this is probably the idea St fron has had for most of the night to try and isolate jaly bear he's a skillful player as you can see there but he's been able to thread the ball to his support Runners on several occasions but right there he got caught they gave him the opportunity to hold on to the ball he did so but the defense came through and took him out this man has been Sensational I think he got a little bit hurt but look at that try that Jeremy Ward scored of course very important and uh a brilliant score for him to increase his tally to nine tries this season in the top cators the South African on top of the world and enjoying the full house tonight here in Jean Weber oh it's come out it's there for the taking picked up by Uberti and all of a sudden they find themselves on the attack rather than defending tamay hit back Danga getting a hit in oh that's a good [Applause] ball and jalar just siing through the defense this is good work from that man uh Peno little kick over the top from the Moana pass and I I don't know if that's the right decision could have been a little bit different to go for the kick look I think you don't want to change the player that puno is because he's he's brilliant and he wants to attack wants to attack but perhaps a little patience for anyone is is is valuable at times as well so one more phase if he'd managed to keep that in they're on the front foot and uh could have been better for them long deep kick picks up by be just over 5 minutes to go they go again his Samu can't find a way through that pink defense that pink wall it's good work once again chucking the ball out now danger here that is the perfect way to tackle a player and Mos toway can do nothing Daka Wanga outstanding with the hit that was good from both really you could say that someway you know that was a a mistake but he had to have a go I think as well he's got the pace he's used to beating players but D Wang's angle on him was perfect him no no option even to chop back on the inside so it was almost a forone conclusion as soon as tum got the ball unless he would been able to get a fend on yeah is what I call a Bel tackle it really is the perfect place you know right in the middle of the body you make sure that you've got him you can take the weights and you can use you throw him and that's absolutely ideal I just made that up by the way a bell tackle sounded great you lost me at tackle anyway so we listen we don't need to go there I I'll protect you I'll protect you you know what I mean we can talk about kicking it's a a lot better um Paul AB replacing luku there he is the former [Music] aan the wiy number nine lots of experience second game for ubb this season in first season Weber gets the ball out s gon s gon oh that's um Maxim lot just getting in his way he just got an ankle tap there on on sagong as he was trying to hit that ball long it's always tempting for a fly half you see one Defender come racing out at you think okay I'll just get past this one grab an extra pinch an extra 3 or 4 M but also take a bit more time and uh and get a longer kick in up his face a little bit there unfortunately but you get seriously injured with that as well because you're just extending and you're just about to hit that he hits it hard you know it's it's like sort of you know it's a sled kick isn't it so all of that pressure going in and then finally there's nothing to hit oh he's called it offside as well so three go for three points Yanik Bruce says three um yeah I heard poto from the referee and they have decided because that make it a five-point game with four points so they'll get what they'll get a bonus Point yes it's and look they can put pressure on the 3 minutes anything can happen as well particularly when you got the attacking ability of Bordeaux and you know putting all your eggs in one basket going for the try here with the best possible result being a draw you can understand why they want the three they're also probably conscious of stad fron defending the line getting up the other end getting three points and running them out of a bonus point and he's not going to miss from there is he Mata jalb good kick and it is three points more added to the pile and 22 to 18 try and they win but they got a Bonus point just keeps them down this in don't they they go long here and they just come up and try and strangle there's the kick to the edge of the 22 outside of the 22 good take there from basan Van he's been super present here for Union bordo Mako there's AB with the kick well it goes into the middle what option are they going to go for seon kicks it high Barry chases outside of the 22 he's tall he hasn't managed to get his hands on it they're flicking it back it's been picked up by be B but he meets a couple of St fron players AB kicks [Music] [Applause] again don't take any risks well it's good I mean it's good play from Union BB I a little bit like why are they kicking but in fact they just want to protect that bonus point I get the impression well I think they know if if they get down here that St France will kick it back and and try and play game of territory so rather than try and string together 13 14 15 phases every time given the opportunity to lose the ball take the ground with the kicks and and back your kicking game and hope that you can Counterattack off a stud Fon kick BB could go up to 64 points stud Fon 71 two games to play but Paris are in cter next weekend and that is not a good place to go in the penultimate round of the top cators um you be beaming Weller at palion so this you know is another tricky place to travel to before their final game at home against DOA knock on not the right time and this is what it means to seu Mako and the St fron players because they're on the cusp of Victory but it's not a done deal well it's not the right time to make a little mistake like that because a little mistake turns into a big one [Music] [Applause] just a few mistakes tonight from Bordeaux to have more ambition twice as many knock on as D fron that we as we're seeing in our stats particularly when they're on attack and and it shows the pressure they're under from this vaunted stud fron defense that just a few too many balls have gone to ground rather than to hand with jelly bear looping round Etc Weber gets it out here they go charging into traffic from the the big man Pierre budah using the forwards quite happy to just go into the tackle gabri on this occasion 10 seconds to go they just they just want the win I think that after having conceded 90 points in the last two games that they played Four Points they'll take every day of the week but they need to have support players in this that's great work at the breakdown there from Alexandra rard it's there for the taking Brad Weber has it the Bells of nraam and there's your win it means the will to stad fron they get the victory they needed it wow that was a tough one wasn't it and they know they came up to it against a team who they could possibly