The black eye froze, shooting some imaginary ghosts. The prominent jaw tensed. And the words rocketed, simple, direct, hurtful. Christophe Urios, the manager of Bordeaux-Bègles, knows better than anyone how to handle the springs that sting pride. Sunday June 5, he left his locker room furious after the defeat of UBB in Perpignan (22-15), forcing the Girondins to go through a play-off at home on Sunday June 12 against Racing 92, instead of directly joining the semi-finals.
