10 points between these sides with only 20 minutes remaining.

5 minutes remain in this half.

Brive with a strong scrum but a stray pass brings an end to their attack.

Talebula takes a big tackle as he gets over the line, they ask for a TMO decision and it's awarded.

10 minutes in and Germain has had 2 attempts that went astray, the first hitting the post and the second just not on target.

Welcome to Ultimate Rugby's live coverage of the Bordeaux Begles vs Brive. Bordeaux are currently in 7th place on the log with only 2 wins in their last 6 encounters while Brive have managed 4 wins in their last 6 games and sit in 8th position on the log. These 2 sides have interesting head to head stats, with the home side winning in each of the last 5 battles, Brive with 3 wins to Bordeaux's 2. This promises to be quite a battle at the middle of the table.