Summary

  • 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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Alastair Telfer

  1. Leinster 7-0 Bordeaux

    Bordeaux come again. What a final.

  2. No try - Bordeaux

    Leinster 7-0 Bordeaux

    Cameron Woki's left hand is just out. The flanker dived like superman for the corner.

    Harry Byrne with the important tackle.

  3. Try review - Bordeaux

    Leinster 7-0 Bordeaux

    This would be some finish.

  4. Leinster 7-0 Bordeaux

    Paul Grayson
    Ex-Northampton and England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 Live at San Mames Stadium

    Fantastic play from Leinster. Relentless ball-carrying, but not predictable. They damaged the Bordeaux defence enough and created just enough room for O’Brien to go in untouched on the right. A great collective effort from Leinster.

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  5. Leinster 7-0 Bordeaux

    And now here come Bordeaux.

  6. try

    Converted try - Leinster 7-0 Bordeaux

    Tommy O'Brien (con Harry Byrne)

    There it is.

    The ball is flung out to Tommy O’Brien, who dots down untouched in the corner.

    Harry Byrne nails the conversion from out wide.

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  7. Leinster 0-0 Bordeaux

    Leinster are keeping the ball really well. Can someone find a gap? Bordeaux are holding firm.

  8. Leinster 0-0 Bordeaux

    Leinster power into Bordeaux's 22. Here we go....

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  9. Leinster 0-0 Bordeaux

    Paul Grayson
    Ex-Northampton and England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 Live at San Mames Stadium

    Super from Leinster. First jab from Bordeaux and they push them back. Great start.

  10. Leinster 0-0 Bordeaux

    A load roar comes as Leinster force a scrum. First proper chance to attack for the Irish side.

  11. Leinster 0-0 Bordeaux

    All Bordeaux but Leinster's defence holds firm. Matthieu Jalibert then finds grass with a grubber kick.

    Leinster win the line-out and clear long.

  12. Leinster 0-0 Bordeaux

    Bordeaux are next to drop it. Two errors to start this one.

  13. Leinster 0-0 Bordeaux

    Andy Gray
    BBC Sport NI at San Mames Stadium

    This place is rocking. You can barely hear yourself think.

  14. Leinster 0-0 Bordeaux

    Hugo Keenan drops Maxime Lucu's clearance kick. Nervy start...

  15. Kick-off

    Leinster 0-0 Bordeaux

    The atmosphere is electric. We are under way.

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  16. Listen live

    Leinster v Bordeaux (14:45 BST)

    BBC Radio 5 Live

    Former Northampton fly-half and England international Paul Grayson is with Chris Jones on BBC Radio 5 Live.

    Listen at the top of this page.

  17. Leinster v Bordeaux (14:45 BST)

    Two of the best about.

    The battle at scrum-half may win this one. They don't get much better than Jamison Gibson-Park and Maxime Lucu.

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  18. Never write off Leinster - Connor

    Leinster v Bordeaux (14:45 BST)

    Former Bordeaux wing Blair Connor is confident of a win for the French side, but is aware of Leinster's pedigree in Europe.

    The Irish province are chasing a fifth European Cup - only Toulouse have more.

    Last year's victory in the competition was Bordeaux's first major honour," he said.

    "Bordeaux may be favourites, but Leinster's culture of winning means you cannot write them off.

    "If everyone turns up and plays to their level, Bordeaux are unstoppable.

    "If they then went on to win the Top 14, the town would party for a week. That has been the objective from day one. The European Cup was meant to come second."

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  19. A festival of rugby

    Leinster v Bordeaux (14:45 BST)

    Andy Gray
    BBC Sport NI at San Mames Stadium

    The European finals weekend really has been a superb festival of rugby.

    I'm looking below me in the media gantry and I'm not only seeing Leinster and Bordeaux jerseys, but also a mix of Glasgow, La Rochelle, South Africa and what look like some local club teams too.

    There have even been a few Ulster shirts after the disappointment of last night.

    Bilbao has really delivered as a host city and, no matter where your loyalties lie, everyone has been enjoying the whole weekend.

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