Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Béziers (1st, 65 pts) held a 26-point advantage over Stade Bordelais (9th, 39 pts). The last five rounds placed Stade Bordelais no better than 16th for form, against 9th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Béziers 2.1 scored and 1.2 conceded per game, Stade Bordelais 1.17 and 0.93, with the league averaging 1.37.
Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Béziers, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Stade Bordelais had not won in 9 games. The last-five ledger: Béziers 13/15, Stade Bordelais 2/15.
Stade de Sauclières in Beziers, capacity 12,000, hosted the game.


