Union Bordeaux Bègles, known more commonly as Bordeaux Rugby, are one of France’s top rugby union sides. Although the team was only founded in 2006, the Bordeaux Rugby side already competes in the Top 14 and regularly contests for European honours.
You can keep up-to-date with all the latest Bordeaux Rugby news right here with RugbyPass. On this page, you’ll find all the latest news about the Bordeaux Rugby team and you can also see the side’s latest results and fixtures.
Since Castre’s Ryno Pieterse left Bordeaux scrum-half Maxime Lucu in a crumpled heap there has been plenty of debate about the rights and wrongs of referee Romain Poite’s approach and decision
Castres forward Ryno Pieterse received a straight red card on Saturday and faces a lengthy ban for a huge flying hit on a Bordeaux player.
Union Bordeaux Bègles, known more commonly as Bordeaux Rugby, are one of France’s top rugby union sides. Although the team was only founded in 2006, the Bordeaux Rugby side already competes in the Top 14 and regularly contests for European honours.
You can keep up-to-date with all the latest Bordeaux Rugby news right here with RugbyPass. On this page, you’ll find all the latest news about the Bordeaux Rugby team and you can also see the side’s latest results and fixtures.
Heineken Cup 
Challenge Cup Heineken Cup 
Heineken Cup Challenge Cup | Round 0 | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | BP T | BP -7 | BP | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-  Ospreys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Scarlets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Stade Francais | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Castres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Toulouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Cardiff Blues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Bordeaux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Leicester Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Bristol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Harlequins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Wasps | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Munster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Ulster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Leinster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Glasgow Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Exeter Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Clermont | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Racing 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Montpellier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  La Rochelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Northampton Saints | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Sale Sharks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Bath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Connacht | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 0 |
|---|
| - Ospreys |
| - Scarlets |
| - Stade Francais |
| - Castres |
| - Toulouse |
| - Cardiff Blues |
| - Bordeaux |
| - Leicester Tigers |
| - Bristol |
| - Harlequins |
| - Wasps |
| - Munster |
| - Ulster |
| - Leinster |
| - Glasgow Warriors |
| - Exeter Chiefs |
| - Clermont |
| - Racing 92 |
| - Montpellier |
| - La Rochelle |
| - Northampton Saints |
| - Sale Sharks |
| - Bath |
| - Connacht |
The Bordeaux Rugby Club was formed when two local sides merged to create a stronger team that could represent Bordeaux on the national stage. Although supporters of both Stade Bordelais and CA Bordeaux-Bègles-Gironde opposed the merger, the plan went through with the support of local businesses and former players. As a result, the new team took the place of the Stade Bordelais in the Pro D2. However, due to conflicts between the two merging sides, the team was initially called Union Stade Bordelais-C.A.Bordeaux-Bègles Gironde. Thankfully, in 2008, the club’s name was shortened to Union Bordeaux Bègles. That said, most rugby fans refer to the team as Bordeaux Rugby.
Although the team struggled for continuity in its early years, it did not take long before the side gained promotion from the Pro D2. In only their 6th season in the competition, Bordeaux Rugby finished fifth in the table and qualified for the play-offs. They then went on to beat Grenoble in the semi-finals and SC Albi in the final to secure promotion to the Top 14.
Laurent DelBoulbes Prop 
Thierry Paiva Prop 
Jefferson Poirot Prop 
Joeseph Dweba Hooker 
Clement Maynadier Hooker 
Maxime Lamothe Hooker 
Connor Sa Hooker 
Ben Tameifuna Prop 
Vadim Cobilas Prop 
Lekso Kaulashvili Prop 
Guido Petti Pagadizaval Lock 
Thomas Jolmes Lock 
Kane Douglas Lock 
Cyril Cazeaux Lock 
Alexandre Flanquart Lock 
Jan Andre Marais Lock 
Mahamadou Diaby Flanker 6 
Scott Higginbotham Flanker 6 
Alexandre Roumat Flanker 7 
Cameron Woki Flanker 7 
Afaesetiti Amosa Number 8 
Beka Gorgadze Number 8 
Marco Tauleigne Number 8 
Jean-Baptiste Lachaise 
Yoram Moefana 
Zakaria El Fakir 
Laurent Delboubes 
Maxime Lucu 
Ian Kitwanga 
Jules Gimbert Scrum half 
Yann Lesgourgues Scrum half 
Ben Botica Fly half 
Ulupano Seuteni Fly half 
Matéo Garcia Fly Half 
Matthieu Jalibert Fly half 
Ben Lam Wing 
Jean-Baptiste Dubie Centre 
Remi Lamerat Centre 
Romain Buros Wing 
Santiago Cordero Wing 
Nathanaël Hulleu Right Wing 
Geoffrey Cros Fullback 
Alexandre Borie Fullback 
Nans Ducuing Fullback 
Romain Darchen Fullback Between 2011 and 2015, the Bordeaux Rugby side solidified their place in the Top 14, regularly finishing mid-table. In 2015, the side finally made the leap forward and finished 7th. In doing so, they qualified for the play-offs for the European Rugby Champions Cup. In the play-offs, they beat Gloucester 22-23 in a tense final. This meant that they qualified for the European Rugby Champions Cup for the first time ever.
Since the 2015 season, Bordeaux Rugby have appeared in every edition of the Top 14. In the 2019-20 season, the side was even top of the table after 17 match days. However, sadly, the season was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The team has also been moderately successful in Europe. They have competed in the European Rugby Champions Cup on several occasions and reached the semi-finals of the European Rugby Challenge Cup in 2019-20.
Although Bordeaux are a young side, they’re definitely a team on the up and they’ve made significant waves in French rugby since their arrival on the scene in 2006. Who knows what the future holds for this up-and-coming side.
