It is with the label of leader that UBB makes the short trip to the Marcel Deflandre stadium which will experience its 60th consecutive sold-out match and where it has won only once since its accession to the Top 14.
Despite the absence of seven internationals (Jalibert, Woki, Lucu, Petti, Cordero, Tameifuna, Mori) and four injured players (Poirot, Marais, Cazeaux, Lamerat), UBB is confident. Last Saturday against Clermont (25-9), she won a sixth success in a row, a first in the history of the club.
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But to extend the series, it will be necessary to be very strong in this derby of the Atlantic against the revengeful Rochelais after their setback in Perpignan and who are determined to bring down their bulky neighbor from his cloud.
La Rochelle-UBB is to be experienced on France Bleu Gironde and francebleu.fr with Arnaud Carré and Dominique Bourdot from 8:30 p.m.