Decryption: how Montpellier suffocated Bordeaux in the semi-finals of the Top 14 – L’Équipe.fr

“I find it hard to understand why we were so little sparkling,” said Christophe Urios on Saturday evening, after the elimination in the semi-finals of the Top 14 of Bordeaux-Bègles against Montpellier (19-10). In the days to come, the Bordeaux manager will undoubtedly find intrinsic reasons for the offensive apathy of his team, unable to score the slightest point despite 64% possession in the second period. But there is at least one obvious external reason: the colossal defensive work of Montpellier.