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UBB face Bayonne as Bordeaux seek to pressure Top 14 leaders Toulouse
Union Bordeaux-Bègles host Bayonne in the eighth round of France’s Top 14 rugby league.
Bordeaux are second, five points behind leaders Toulouse, who play away at Pau.
A win would let Bordeaux put pressure on Toulouse at the top of the table.
Nicolas Depoortere will captain Bordeaux after returning from France’s training squad.
Damian Penaud also returns after more than a month out with a hip injury.
Bayonne are in the league’s top six but have lost their last two games.
Both clubs will look to make their mark at Bordeaux’s Chaban-Delmas stadium.
Bordeaux face Bayonne in the eighth round of the Top 14.
Bordeaux are second, five points behind leaders Toulouse, and can put pressure on them.
Bayonne are in the top six despite two recent defeats.
Nicolas Depoortere is Bordeaux’s captain for the match, while Damian Penaud returns after more than a month out with a hip injury.
- Who
- Union Bordeaux-Bègles and Aviron Bayonnais.
- What
- They meet in the eighth round of the Top 14.
- When
- Saturday, October 31, 2026.
- Where
- Chaban-Delmas stadium in Bordeaux.
- Why
- Bordeaux can put pressure on league leaders Toulouse; Bayonne will seek to respond after two recent defeats.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Sud Ouest reported that Depoortere would captain Bordeaux and Penaud would return after more than a month out with a hip injury.
Bordeaux, second in the Top 14 and five points behind Toulouse, were set to host Bayonne in the eighth round.
- Competition
- Top 14, eighth round
- Bordeaux position
- Second, five points behind Toulouse
- Bayonne position
- In the top six before the eighth round
- Bordeaux captain
- Nicolas Depoortere
- Damian Penaud
- Returning after more than a month out with a hip injury
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What people are saying
I am very honoured to be captain. I will take this role to heart and give everything for the team.
The competition is fierce. He must not miss out in such an important year just before the World Cup.