Bordeaux-Begles advance to face La Rochelle as TMO blackout stirs controversy

Top 14 semis in San Sebastien next Saturday will also see Racing 92 face Toulouse
Bordeaux-Begles advance to face La Rochelle as TMO blackout stirs controversy

Lyon's New Zealander wing Josiah Maraku fights for possession in Sunday's Top 14 'barage' against Bordeaux-Begles

Ronan O’Gara’s La Rochelle will face Bordeaux next Saturday in the second Top 14 semi-final in San Sebastian while regular season leaders Toulouse will face Racing 92 after two dramatic qualifying round matches.

Madosh Tambwe’s stunning 78th-minute try - his second in 11 minutes, an explosion of pace, power and balance and, arguably, his second-best score of the night - gave travelling Bordeaux a 32-25 win over Lyon in a pulsating seven-try thriller at Stade Gerland, on Sunday.

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