Bordeaux player ratings: Bordeaux-Begles suffered a record 59 — 3 defeat at the hands of Toulouse in Marseille in what was a tough pill to swallow for a side that has been magnificent this season. Unable to contain the intensity of their opponents, Bordeaux were never in the contest as Antoine Dupont got his team off the mark in the 6th minute as he sniped underneath the Bordeaux defence.
This score would open the floodgates as Toulouse scored nine tries to secure a historic double by winning both the Investec Champions Cup and Top Jefferson Poirot — 3 Like a ship passing in the night, Poirot had a forgettable outing as was bowled over by the might of the Toulouse front row. Initially holding his own at scrum time, the loosehead was anonymous as soon as the packs disengaged, and when the scrum stopped holding court, he was plucked from the action.
Maxime Lamothe — 3 Fizzing around the park without landing any noticeable blow, the hooker was penalised on a few occasions, the first of which stopped a promising attack in its tracks. Whilst it was far from a vintage performance for the Tongan powerhouse, he was the most willing of Bordeaux carriers and more than held his own at scrum time.
As is often the case, his team noticed him more when he departed the action as the Bordeaux scrum simply capitulated. Adam Coleman — 4 The former Wallaby-turned-Tongan international saw Toulouse ransack his department as they went after the Bordeaux line-out from the off. On the other side of the fence, Jack Willis and co put the clamps on the Bordeaux ruck, forcing Lucu to shuffle slow ball around the park.
Tevita Tatafu — 5 Hands down the most potent of carriers for Bordeaux this evening, his time spent in the sin-bin was costly. This indiscretion aside, he was just about the only Bordeaux forward who looked capable of punching holes in the black wall.
