Best try scorer in the Top 14 and finalist with the UBB, Louis Bielle-Biarrey was not entitled to podium honors during the Midi Olympique Oscars ceremony.
Four days before the clash against South Africa at the Stade de France, many Blues were out on Tuesday evening. Consequence of the Oscars ceremony organized by Midi Olympique.
Louis Bielle-Biarrey was there, he who had a string of honors last season. Decisive in the victory of the Blues against the Blacks in November, the Bordeaux winger then led the French XV in Europe, setting the record for tries in the Six Nations Tournament before logically being named best player. After contributing to UBB’s Champions Cup title, he also finished top scorer in the Top 14.
The defeat of the Bordelais in the final against Toulouse and their poor performance on the pitch of the Stade de France nevertheless meant that they ended the season on a bad note and the voters of the Midi-Olympique Oscars seem to have held it against them.
Maxime Lucu, second behind Thomas Ramos
While he was among the 24 players nominated, Louis Bielle-Biarrey failed to make it onto the podium. While Thomas Ramos logically won, it was his teammate Maxime Lucu who represented the UBB on the podium, the Girondin scrum half ahead of François Cros, third in the voting.
As for Louis Bielle-Biarrey, he had to settle for the Oscar Europe, rewarding the best player on the European scene. The former Isérois thus succeeded Jack Willis. Winner of the Oscar Espoirs last season, he will try to complete his collection next year with the Golden Oscar.
