Bordeaux Begles retain Champions Cup with dominant victory at San Mames Stadium in Bilbao
French sides have won the last six Champions Cups as Top 14 teams dominate Europe
Leinster wing Tommy O'Brien bagged opening try before Bordeaux scored five times to lead 35-7 at half-time
Player of the tournament Louis Bielle-Biarrey ran in two tries as Bordeaux showed all their brilliant attacking class
Joe McCarthy and Garry Ringrose scored in second half but Leinster have now lost five finals since their last European triumph in 2018
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Paul Grayson
Ex-Northampton and England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 Live at San Mames Stadium
There's a desperation about Leinster's attack. They're trying things they wouldn't usually try.
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Leinster again get turned over. Big Ben Tameifuna gets over the ball and Maxime Lucu bangs it long.
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Paul Grayson
Ex-Northampton and England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 Live at San Mames Stadium
Looks like Cameron Woki has hurt himself on the far side of the field. Leinster are set to make some big changes.
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Maxime Lucu is back on. Only five points conceded in that period.
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Cameron Woki is given a standing ovation as he is carried off injured.
Jamie Osborne is also on for Robbie Henshaw.
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Leinster look set to score but it is intercepted. Tommy O'Brien is picked off by Salesi Rayasi.
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Paul Grayson
Ex-Northampton and England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 Live at San Mames Stadium
That was much better from Leinster.
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Louis Bielle-Biarrey was the key guy to force that error - not just Mr Speed.
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Leinster head into Bordeaux's 22. The ball is lost.
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Paul Grayson
Ex-Northampton and England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 Live at San Mames Stadium
Leinster won't be too bothered about the clock being stopped at the moment, but they ideally need a converted try in this sin-bin period.
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Caelan Doris asks to check a tucked charge by Jefferson Poirot. He has a point but it is not checked.
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Turnover Leinster....
This is turning.
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Paul Grayson
Ex-Northampton and England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 Live at San Mames Stadium
That was much more positive from Leinster and they've sprinted back for the restart.
Joe McCarthy
Joe McCarthy picks and dives over a Bordeaux tackler to score.
Ciaran Frawley hits the post with his kick. A poor miss.
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Departing Ciaran Frawley is on for Harry Byrne.
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Rieko Ioane goes straight through Bordeaux's defence. Great break by Leinster's star signing, who we've not seen much of.
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Paul Grayson
Ex-Northampton and England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 Live at San Mames Stadium
Lucu shouldn't have brought him down by pulling his shirt, but it was definitely more shirt than a hair pull.
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Perfect start for Leinster. That is a fair call as Joe McCarthy's hair was pulled by Maxime Lucu.
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Joe McCarthy steals the ball and is dragged down by Maxime Lucu. Did he pull his hair?
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Bordeaux get us back under way.
