If the victory in Brive and the confirmed first place in the league have put it in ideal conditions before returning to Europe, the Union has no more time to lose. Surprised on December 11 by Leicester (10-13), she will have to scrap to climb to the round of 16.
Sunday in Chaban-Delmas, she receives Scarlets to whom she should have traveled last month. Match postponed following the refusal of the French government to grant an exemption to the clubs which were to face a British team because of the very tense health situation across the Channel. And meeting ended in a draw following the decision of the EPCR not to play the matches postponed from the 2nd day.
UBB is heading into the unknown
The UBB is going into the unknown a bit against a team that has several Welsh internationals in its ranks (Jones, Elias, John, G.Davies, J.Davies, L.Williams) but which because of the Covid, has played only one league game (victory against the Ospreys) since the end of October.
The staff made several changes to their starting XV the day before the match following three new cases of Covid. Santiago Cordero will form an unprecedented hinge with Matthieu Jalibert, Nathanaël Hulleu and Geoffrey Cros will occupy the wings. The young fullback Louis Bielle-Biarrey, seen at the end of the match in Brive, will be established for the first time.
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UBB-Scarlets, match to live with Arnaud Carré, Erwan Chassin and Vincent Forgues this Sunday from 4 p.m.