- 1 Toulouse vs Union Bordeaux-Begles: the four-time champions host the pace-setters in just round two
- 2 Stade Toulousain have to put La Rochelle right
- 3 Union Bordeaux-Begles have started the season with a statement
- 4 Rugby Prediction Toulouse vs Union Bordeaux-Begles
- 5 First, a note on our free predictions
- 6 No commitment from us
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Toulouse vs Union Bordeaux-Begles: the four-time champions host the pace-setters in just round two 
Sixty-four points for Union Bordeaux-Begles, zero in the standings for Toulouse. One round of Top 14 was all it took to open up a gap few saw coming.
Round two closes out the weekend with this one, scheduled for Sunday 13 September at 21:05, French time. Canal+ will show the match at the end of the multiplex.
Toulouse arrive as the four-time reigning French champions and sit 10th in the early table. Beaten 30-27 at La Rochelle on Sunday 6 September, the Haute-Garonne club let a game slip after leading before the break.
Bordeaux-Begles top the standings with five points, the maximum available after one round. The bonus-point win over Racing 92 came from a 64-5 rout nobody could have predicted at kick-off.
These two know each other inside out after repeated meetings over recent seasons, in the league and in Europe. But the balance of power right now is leaning in a pretty unusual direction.
That said, Toulouse are at home, and a response after an opening defeat has been part of their DNA through four straight titles. That is exactly what makes this one so hard to call.
Stade Toulousain have to put La Rochelle right 
Toulouse went down 30-27 on the Stade Rochelais pitch in the opening round. They left with a losing bonus point and little else.
The game turned in the second half, with La Rochelle coming back after the interval. That sort of finish is rare for a side used to controlling the final 20 minutes.
Ugo Mola spoke about the truth of the first match after leaving Marcel-Deflandre, a phrase that says plenty about his read on the performance. The Toulouse coach knows his squad lacked sharpness after a long break.
The other issue is in the treatment room, which is looking crowded after the trip to Charente-Maritime. Several key forwards are missing, making preparation for a match of this intensity even trickier.
The club are chasing a fifth straight title, something no side has ever done in the history of the championship. That target means they cannot afford back-to-back slips.
At home, Toulouse remain a fearsome outfit, capable of upsetting any opponent with their tempo. That is where they will look for the answer.
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Union Bordeaux-Begles have started the season with a statement 
UBB hammered Racing 92 64-5 at Chaban-Delmas. Ten tries scored, one conceded: the numbers speak for themselves.
The match was done before half-time, with a 38-0 lead and six tries already on the board. Four of them came inside the first 15 minutes, including a Cameron Woki double.
Falatea and Pierre Bochaton added to the early punishment before a fifth try on 25 minutes. A card for Pkhakadze on 17 minutes barely slowed the Bordeaux machine.
Louis Bielle-Biarrey scored twice in the second half, just days after his new deal at the club was announced. The news clearly lifted the whole squad.
The result has to be taken in context against a Racing 92 side that completely fell apart, with Max Machenaud himself calling the first-half errors schoolboy stuff. Even so, Bordeaux’s attacking output sends a strong message.
Two-time European champions but outside the top six last season, UBB needed this kind of start. The trip to Toulouse will show what they are really made of.
Probable Toulouse line-up: Not available at time of publication.
Probable Union Bordeaux-Begles line-up: Not available at time of publication.
Rugby Prediction Toulouse vs Union Bordeaux-Begles
Our prediction: Toulouse to win by at least 8 points
Toulouse have not lost two home games on the spin for a long time, and a poor start to the season only sharpens the focus. They are at home after a defeat, and that setup has usually suited them.
The 64-5 Bordeaux win came against a Racing 92 side in total collapse, who conceded six tries in 40 minutes and never answered. That tells us very little about UBB’s chances of standing up to the reigning champions on their own patch on a Sunday night.
Toulouse should take the three points and get their season moving. The bet is on a straight home win for the Haute-Garonne side.
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