Bordeaux Begles 7s vs Aviron Bayonnais 7s

The match kicked off at 15:02 local time under sunny skies at Aguiléra, with both sides having qualified comfortably from their pools on Friday. Bayonne had won both Pool D matches — against Castres and Vannes — scoring 52 points across two games.

Bordeaux struck first inside the opening seven minutes, exploiting space out wide to dot down in the corner. The conversion made it 7-0. With their defensive line holding firm against Bayonne's attempts to respond, UBB doubled their lead before the break through a second try, converted to make it 14-0 at half-time.

The second half followed the same pattern. Bordeaux's superior pace and organisation in attack — hallmarks of the team that won the grand final in February — proved too much for Bayonne's scrambling defence. Two further tries, both converted, stretched the lead to 28-0, where it stayed until the final whistle.

The match was effectively decided in the opening 10 minutes. Bayonne had shown attacking potency in the pool stage — 52 points from two matches — but UBB's defensive line speed snuffed out any early momentum. When Bordeaux scored their second try just before half-time, the gap felt decisive against the sevens clock. Bayonne never threatened to breach the UBB line in the second period.

UBB Sevens deployed a balanced attacking structure with contributions across the squad. While individual try scorers were not officially published for this fixture, the team's collective defensive effort — holding Bayonne scoreless for the first time in the tournament — was the standout feature. Edwin Lee and Yanis Trébuchaire, who scored decisive tries in the pool win over Toulouse, were influential again in the quarter-final.

Bayonne's defensive line was repeatedly caught narrow, unable to contain Bordeaux's width in attack. No player of the match was officially named.

The 28-0 scoreline tells a story of complete territorial and tactical control — a shutout that no other quarter-finalist managed on the day. Bayonne's attack had averaged 26 points per pool game (52 points across two fixtures, per sevensrugby.fr) and was reduced to zero by a Bordeaux defence that conceded only one try in their pool win over Toulouse. In the wider tournament context, this was UBB's second win in as many days, following a dramatic 24-17 pool win over Toulouse and a 21-12 victory over the Baabaas.

UBB Sevens advanced to the semi-finals, where they faced RC Toulon Sevens later on Saturday. That match ended 15-12 to Toulon, with Bordeaux falling just short despite leading late before a try conceded at the death. UBB then lost the third-place playoff to Stade Toulousain 27-10, finishing fourth overall in the Biarritz stage.

For Bayonne, the quarter-final exit ended a promising start to the stage. They had qualified second in Pool D with two pool wins but could not translate that form into the knockout phase. The top eight teams across the Biarritz stage (21-22 Aug) and the Pau stage (28-29 Aug) qualify for the grand final at Paris La Défense Arena on 6-7 February 2027.

Monaco Rugby Sevens went on to win the Biarritz stage, beating Toulon 21-12 in the final.

Stage 2 of the In Extenso Supersevens takes place at Stade du Hameau in Pau on Friday 28 and Saturday 29 August 2026, the final qualification opportunity before the grand final.

A ruthlessly efficient performance from the defending champions. UBB's 28-0 shutout was the widest margin of any knockout match on the day and demonstrated the defensive solidity that took them to the grand final title in February. Bayonne, with a talented squad but lacking the same sevens-specific cohesion, simply could not find answers. The margin accurately reflected the gap between the sides on the day.