Ranger yellow card costs Montpellier
- 2013
Union Bordeaux-Begles climbed to fifth place in the Top 14 standings on Sunday thanks to a hard-fought 27-21 victory over Montpellier at Stade Chaban-Delmas.
Pierre Bernard kicked 17 points as UBB made the most of an ill-disciplined Montpellier side, the Bordeaux pack showing a steely grit at the set-piece and breakdown to deny the visitors a losing bonus point.
The turning point of a high-paced and exciting game came in the 67th minute when, with the scores level at 21-all, Montpellier wing Rene Ranger was shown a yellow card for a high tackle.
Unbeaten at home this season, Bordeaux-B…
Pierre Bernard kicked 17 points as UBB made the most of an ill-disciplined Montpellier side, the Bordeaux pack showing a steely grit at the set-piece and breakdown to deny the visitors a losing bonus point.
The turning point of a high-paced and exciting game came in the 67th minute when, with the scores level at 21-all, Montpellier wing Rene Ranger was shown a yellow card for a high tackle.
Unbeaten at home this season, Bordeaux-B…
