Champions Cup final: Leinster 19-41 Bordeaux
French side run in five first-half tries in comfortable win
Another vintage year for Bordeaux, another bitter final loss for Leinster. On a hot, unforgiving…
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Lucu helps Bordeaux brush aside Bath to set up final showdown with Leinster ⊕⊕
Semi-final: Bordeaux Bègles 38-26 Bath
Maxime Lucu scores 18 points for holders
Bath had hoped that a return to Bordeaux might rekindle fond memories of their Champions Cup triumph in the city in 1998.…
Bordeaux Bègles v Bath: Champions Cup semi-final – live ⊕⊕
Live updates from the 3pm (BST) kick-off in Bordeaux
Leinster edge past Toulon to reach final | Email Luke
The shortlist for this year’s Champions Cup player of the year award is an eyecatching one. …
5 months ago
The Breakdown | France’s creative heart ‘Jalipont’ can easily join rugby’s great double-acts ⊕⊕⊕
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Antoine Dupont and Matthieu Jalibert have thrilled during Les Bleus’ storming start to the Six Nations
The greatest double acts roll off the tongue. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Morecambe and W…
Six Nations 2026 predictions: our writers on who will win and why ⊕⊕
England have the squad depth, but France have a returning hero and hosting duties for the potentially decisive finale
What are you most looking forward to? Let’s hope it stops raining at some stage. B…
14 months ago
Saints accuse Bordeaux of ‘foul play’ towards Henry Pollock in post-final fracas ○
Bordeaux players ‘were after him’, complains Fin Smith
Phil Dowson says early losses of two players had ‘huge impact’
Northampton have urged tournament officials to launch an investigation into a post-…
Bordeaux set up Champions Cup final with Northampton after beating Toulouse ○
- Louis Bielle-Biarrey stars with two tries in 35-18 win
- Owen Farrell hurt in Racing 92’s Challenge Cup defeat
Louis Bielle-Biarrey’s stunning first try of two highlighted Bordeaux Bègles’ 35-18 win over…
16 months ago
Antoine Dupont to the fore as France run riot with 11-try thrashing of Italy ○
- Italy 24-73 France
- Visitors earn second-highest tally in Six Nations history
If there were questions over France’s ability to finish teams off after coughing up numerous chances against England a fortn…
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