Ulster
19 - 40
Bordeaux
14 Dec 2024
Stage: Pool 1 Round 2
Kingspan Stadium
Union Bordeaux-Bègles secured a convincing 40-19 victory over Ulster Rugby at Kingspan Stadium. Tevita Tatafu opened the scoring with an early try, followed by a successful conversion from Joey Carbery. Ulster responded quickly with tries from Cormac Izuchukwu and Nick Timoney, both converted by Nathan Doak, taking a brief lead. However, Bordeaux's penalty try and multiple yellow cards for Ulster shifted momentum back to the visitors. In the second half, Bordeaux's Damian Penaud and Guido Petti both crossed the line, with Mateo Garcia adding crucial conversions. Ugo Boniface capped off the performance with a late try, solidifying the win. Despite Ulster's efforts, they struggled against Bordeaux's clinical finishing and strong defense.
Weather
Temperature: 6.7°C (Feels like 1.9°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 16.7 km/h, gusting to 37.0 km/h Humidity: 86% Cloud Cover: 97%
Highlights
Events
- 0' kickoff
- 2' try Tevita Tatafu
- 3' conversion Joey Carbery
- 6' try Cormac Izuchukwu
- 6' conversion Nathan Doak
- 16' yellow_card Marko Gazzotti
- 18' try Nick Timoney
- 19' conversion Nathan Doak
- 24' substitution Jonny Gray
- 26' yellow_card_complete Marko Gazzotti
- 27' yellow_card David McCann
- 27' penalty_try No Player
- 30' yellow_card Yoram Moefana
- 31' yellow_card Jefferson Poirot
- 36' substitution Tevita Tatafu
- 37' yellow_card_complete David McCann
- 40' substitution Ugo Boniface
- 40' half_time
- 40' second_half
- 40' yellow_card_complete Yoram Moefana
- 41' try Werner Kok
- 41' yellow_card_complete Jefferson Poirot
- 46' substitution Eric O'Sullivan
- 46' substitution Jefferson Poirot
- 46' substitution Romain Latterrade
- 46' substitution Carlu Sadie
- 52' substitution Lachlan Swinton
- 55' substitution Nathan Doak
- 55' substitution Cormac Izuchukwu
- 61' try Damian Penaud
- 62' conversion Joey Carbery
- 62' substitution Iain Henderson
- 62' substitution Aidan Morgan
- 62' substitution Joey Carbery
- 67' try Guido Petti
- 68' conversion Mateo Garcia
- 69' substitution Rob Herring
- 69' substitution Tom O'Toole
- 70' try Louis Bielle-Biarrey
- 71' conversion Mateo Garcia
- 78' try Ugo Boniface
- 80' full_time