Paris (France) (AFP) – Bordeaux-Begles' Fiji winger Salesi Rayasi says claiming a French Top 14 and Champions Cup double will be a challenge before they head to Toulon in the league on Sunday.
Issued on: 29/05/2026 - 08:16
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Rayasi was a big part of Saturday's Champions Cup defence, providing an assist as the holders hammered four-time winners Leinster 41-19 in Bilbao, Spain. After three days of celebrating, which included a bus tour of Bordeaux and a reception in front of 32,000 fans at their Stade Chaban-Delmas home, they turn their focus to Toulon, who are fighting for a place in next season's Champions Cup. Bordeaux-Begles are in fifth place in the table with two rounds of the season to play, with one win likely enough to claim a play-off spot as they aim to replicate Toulouse's double success in 2024. "We've got Toulon away and they were in the other Champions Cup semi-final against Leinster," Rayasi told AFP and newspaper L'Equipe on Saturday. "It's going to be tough," the 29-year-old added. Fleet-footed Rayasi joined UBB this season having spent just one year with Vannes following his move from the Hurricanes. Serve 'Lulu'In the city best know for its wine production, he has scored 15 tries in 25 outings this term in all competitions. But he is just one diamond in a glittering backline that also features Damian Penaud, Pablo Uberti or Louis Bielle-Biarrey, French rugby's latest poster boy who scored twice in last Saturday's victory over the Irish province.
