UBB inflicts a historic 64-5 defeat on Racing 92 for the resumption of the Top 14

Even worse than humiliation. Saturday evening, for the first shock of this first day of Top 14, Racing was literally humiliated as rarely on the lawn of Union Bordeaux-Bègles, where it had not won for six matches. Victory 64-5. Once again, the Ile-de-France residents suffered the law of double European champions, absolutely irresistible in front of their public for the resumption of the championship.

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It’s simple: there was no match. At no time did the Sky and White exist in this part. Even worse, the Altosequan players never gave the impression of having left the locker room or returned from vacation. Ten tries to one in favor of the Unionists, who had already submitted five in just half an hour, then eight in 45 minutes. Carnage. A nameless blow for Racing – in numerical superiority for half an hour in this match – which suffered its most scathing defeat on the UBB field. Livid on his sidelines, Patrice Collazo went through this evening distraught in the face of the powerlessness and worrying inertia of his team.

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“LBB” celebrates its extension with a double

While the Ile-de-France residents had (a priori) strengthened during the off-season, notably with the arrivals of Maxime Machenaud and Paul Costes, the ex-Toulousain, the latter were able to see the gulf that separated them from the winners of the last two Champions Cups, guided by a Maxime Lucu-Matthieu Jalibert hinge that was still excellent, and by the doubles of Cameron Woki (7th, 13th), Tom Willis (25th, 32nd), for his return to France, and the phenomenon Louis Bielle-Biarrey (62nd, 71st), who waited until the last 20 minutes of the game to showcase his extraordinary vivacity. A double from “LBB” which comes to celebrate its extension at Bordeaux-Bègles until 2029, made official a few minutes before kick-off, in front of overjoyed Girondin supporters. Sipili Falatea (2nd), Pierre Bochaton (11th), Maxime Lucu (41st) – despite three missed conversions – and Toma’akino Taufa (45th) also made their contribution by scoring the other Bordeaux tries of the evening.

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Seru Uru's try for Racing at the hour mark (64th) obviously changed nothing. The Unionists hit hard, very hard, and from the first day. Their embarrassing eighth place last season seems to be a distant bad memory: Yannick Bru's men have got off to a dreamy start to this new 2026-2027 financial year, which could, perhaps, lead them to the Holy Grail, namely the first Brennus Shield in the history of the club.