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00:00:00purpose frawley nice little show and go and keeps the bordeaux defense guessing joani
00:00:07and dan sheehan out on the way and she drives the legs that drives leinster into the 22.
00:00:15remember bordeaux playing with 14. frawley ring rose there's space out there if leinster can find it
00:00:30there was half a second there where there was a three on two for leinster
00:00:35the distance between those runners was just too big it just meant that the fast couldn't be given
00:00:41really difficult in those scenarios vanteflia picks a line it just means that outside player
00:00:46has to follow him but the gap was too big that was the line he picked
00:00:54that was the knock on speaking of big a couple of changes coming in the front row for bordeaux
00:01:02boniface and then tamia funa there he is all six feet and 23 stone of them
00:01:10this is not the weather for a man of that size
00:01:15i mean he would sweat in the middle of january wouldn't he
00:01:21poor kit man has got to pick his shirt up at the end of about 20 stone itself
00:01:26look out though when he gets ball in hand the whole world is going to know about it
00:01:32leinster need to be on point he's been on the try scoring sheet
00:01:35hasn't he over the past few weeks in this competition
00:01:39yes he can strong yes he can carry but he also knows where the try line is
00:01:49plero goes to the substitute bench to the replacement bench and we restart with
00:01:56look who looking at another 10 minutes on the or two minutes on the naughty step
00:02:00the point
00:02:03set
00:02:07car you're playing in the top 14 by no means
00:02:13secure in a playoff position with a couple of weeks left to go they've got to play
00:02:19another two games next against too long away and then clermont at home
00:02:26that's probably the worst exit that bordeaux have had all day
00:02:29rayasi normally a really accomplished left foot he's been brilliant actually this season for
00:02:36bordeaux at fullback got some really good movement and pace but he's really strong in contact
00:02:56he was the last line of defense and he stood tall and picked it off when it looked like leinster
00:03:02we're gonna poach a second try with lucro in the bin
00:03:08fine margins we talked about them all day
00:03:11great there was inches in that and now let's find themselves retreating defensively walking
00:03:18continues to be at it there's a not forward in there but leinster with a line at their mercy
00:03:24it's picked off and the big man in real trouble you can see and what a horrible end it would
00:03:30look
00:03:30like to this final for cameron walkie he has been outstanding
00:03:43it's borderline isn't it it's always borderline when players go for these balls on the edge
00:03:48rayasi's got a big decision to make do i go for it because if i get it wrong i'm going
00:03:52to the bin
00:03:54oh not alone that i go to the bin and it's probably a try as well
00:03:59great hands from frawley and o'brien
00:04:06under pressure from jala they're trying to find joani who would have
00:04:11most definitely got home osborne is in and robbie henshaw bids farewell
00:04:19you're just hearing from the box downstairs that that is a really bad injury to cameron walkie and
00:04:25okay there's no need to replay the significance of his injury just leave him at it let the medical
00:04:33staff do their thing thankfully he's back up with a lot of help
00:04:42a word of how excellent he's been both sides of the ball well he's an incredible player and you
00:04:50can see what he means to not only his teammates as they come up to him and give him a
00:04:55tap on the head
00:04:55but also the fans that are all in here love that don't walkie be happy he may not feel too
00:05:04happy right
00:05:05now he's in significant pain but what a contribution he's made to his side we just hope for his sake
00:05:11and
00:05:11you have to say with his face that he probably thinks that there's a significant period of time
00:05:17where he's going to be in rehab you can always tell from tough players faces and he is definitely one
00:05:24of them the good news is he's able to make his way under partially his own steam because initially that
00:05:34looks like he was going to need a medical card stop going away play the way stop going up still
00:05:4120
00:05:42seconds left on luco so still 20 seconds left for ledster to try and exploit whatever room there might
00:05:48be out there in his absence
00:05:49the way to get out there in his absence
00:05:55caitlin doris
00:05:59o'brien
00:06:18He hasn't done anything, he's just jogged back on the field by the way, that's incredible
00:06:23roar for Bordeaux's captain, they're so brilliantly supported, this Bordeaux side, Stade, Chabelle
00:06:36Delmas at home in Bordeaux is open for those that couldn't get a ticket for today, they
00:06:41were expecting somewhere in the region of 25,000 just to show up in the stadium to watch
00:06:46the game.
00:06:47You also have one receiver, one receiver, let's go.
00:07:07Cancel!
00:07:09What?
00:07:10Yes!
00:07:12Vander Freer, Gibson Park...
00:07:15Osborne has skipped, and it finds its way to Frawley, super hands here in Frawley.
00:07:20has had an impact since he's come in and he's off to comics next season to join
00:07:25up with Stuart Lancaster McCarthy continues to carry it he's got the ball
00:07:35Bordeaux got the ball McCarthy just cut away from the supports and when you do
00:07:41that against the side of this quality that is ridiculous
00:07:47he's celebrating that as he's celebrating his own try he's kicked that from underneath the sticks
00:07:53and it's landed just past the 10 meter line and who makes the turnover big bad Ben
00:07:59I'll tell you one thing you try and clear him out there is no way he's moving look at this
00:08:04kick
00:08:05that is enormous
00:08:09I was watching him during his 10 minutes in bit he didn't move off the naughty seat
00:08:17change for Lincere and Hooker you'll see him now Roman Callagher wearing 16 in for Dan Sheehan
00:08:25Frawley
00:08:30that one not dealt with by Bordeaux initially but it's not backwards
00:08:36even the little errors are compensated Luke who drilled that and it was almost the bounce
00:08:44had gone his way a remarkable 50-22 Frawley pumps it back
00:08:51you have to say his management is ridiculous he knows where the space is he knows his own ability
00:09:00ability to put the ball into the areas where there's acres of space and he can execute it time and
00:09:07time and time again
00:09:09and time again
00:09:11change in Hooker as Sheetan Colno comes in for La Morte and then a change as well in the back
00:09:18row
00:09:18Gazzotti has gone and Mathieu who came on in the first half is a blood replacement that is he who
00:09:24claims the ball
00:09:25Look who Autumn they have all
00:09:34meter
00:09:35on, theisto
00:09:45Oh, by Thiemannathieu on Ruko Joani, who felt that one, full force.
00:09:55I saw this one from Pellier last night against Ulcer.
00:10:00It was almost as the game went on, the harder their hits were,
00:10:02the more they drove home that superiority.
00:10:07They're using their defence, aren't they,
00:10:08to try and wrestle back a bit of that momentum
00:10:10that Lentzner got into their game.
00:10:15Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.
00:10:17Well, see, to Jalbert.
00:10:20Come out.
00:10:23Frawley, it's got BLB&A bearing down, but does well.
00:10:27Furlong needs to assist, which he does.
00:10:31Yeah, come on.
00:10:34No, no.
00:10:39Furlong to McCarthy.
00:10:41Yeah, use it, please.
00:10:43But all a little pedestrian at one pace from Lentzner.
00:10:49Joani goes after this one, and...
00:10:52No one touched it.
00:10:54But that's so open, but the ball is banked around like that.
00:10:57Bordeaux have come up with it.
00:10:58Accident outside, off ahead in front, it's a scrum.
00:11:01A white ball.
00:11:01Tell you what, that's quick pinking from the referee,
00:11:05because he's right.
00:11:06He had to process that one and deliver it in a split second.
00:11:12It's come off...
00:11:13It's come off a big old tweet as well, isn't it?
00:11:16Let's go!
00:11:18I'm not sure...
00:11:20Tamifuna knew too much about this.
00:11:24Donk.
00:11:25OK.
00:11:26Sorry, lads, got it wrong.
00:11:28It's come backwards.
00:11:28It's come backwards.
00:11:29I take it back.
00:11:31I take it back, Carl Dixon.
00:11:32I love that note.
00:11:33I love the fact he's put his hands up.
00:11:35100% and clearly I'm being sarcastic.
00:11:43I mean, it's a tough job at the best of times,
00:11:48but imagine doing it on a day like today
00:11:50when you've got two incredibly partisan sets of fans.
00:11:56Crowds!
00:12:02There he goes.
00:12:03There he goes.
00:12:04There he goes.
00:12:05There he goes.
00:12:06Let's go.
00:12:08Let's go.
00:12:09Let's go.
00:12:09Quickly set.
00:12:17Split field for Gordo.
00:12:19Good opportunity to attack.
00:12:21Almost centre of field.
00:12:23Just means Leinster have to ease up slightly
00:12:26on that line speed.
00:12:28Bind!
00:12:30Trawley.
00:12:31gave up,
00:12:32and Juany just down this near touchline.
00:12:37Lucas Galibair.
00:12:40And 30.
00:12:49There for the Scrum hate once more.
00:12:59Oh
00:13:01Didn't know you place the ball play on didn't know you placed it
00:13:07Takes a break from
00:13:11Good time everyone saw I like to wait to follow and let's her offside
00:13:18Judy for a shallow there
00:13:21Of magic hi, that's a second penalty
00:13:26They are see
00:13:29That's a double roller to the roll so back we'll go
00:13:36Just say it we have a high tackle over here
00:13:39We have one over there take the high tackle then just take the three over take a bit of pace
00:13:44out the game
00:13:45Run the clock down
00:13:49We've got it right for the first time
00:13:54Six one
00:14:00Not just not right now but I can't find you
00:14:04That's amazing to change they're gonna take out Jack Conan and Max Deegan comes in in his place
00:14:12Look who studies
00:14:17As the hour mark approaches
00:14:21Bordeaux's captain adds an additional three
00:14:24And we go to the drinks right in the second half with Bordeaux leading by 38 points to 12
00:14:36Rightly so
00:14:37That yellow card just gave Leinster
00:14:42A bit of hope
00:14:44Managed to galvanize themselves but just feel that that defensive period from Bordeaux
00:14:51It just said sent a message didn't it
00:14:55You can get back in your box now, we've wrestled this back off you
00:15:00You've had your moment in this final, it's back to us
00:15:05In all likelihood we're looking at a sixth successive French victory in the investing Champions Cup
00:15:12And lots of us watch the top 14 in the Gallagher Premiership and the URC and we see these clubs
00:15:19And you come to a venue like this and you see the support of what we'll call the super clubs
00:15:25in the south of France in particular
00:15:27The Toulouse, the Bordeaux, the La Rochelle
00:15:30And there's a richness
00:15:31To what these clubs now have that is beyond the commercial revenue they generate
00:15:36That's a given
00:15:37But there's an engagement with the community
00:15:40There is a health in the game
00:15:42And it feels like they have separated now
00:15:45And this is a really clear sign of it
00:15:47Separated significantly away
00:15:50From the Leicesters and the Leicesters and the Baths
00:15:53And indeed the South African sides that have come in
00:15:57And right now
00:15:59It is golden days
00:16:02For top 14 clubs
00:16:04And everybody else is looking around going
00:16:07How do we get there?
00:16:09Well, how do we get there?
00:16:11But also how do we maintain that?
00:16:13That's the one thing, isn't it?
00:16:14It's, you know, English, Irish, South African clubs can always knock over a French club
00:16:21But it's how can you consistently do it?
00:16:24And we've seen it both last night and tonight
00:16:28When they're on point, there is a significant gap between the capabilities
00:16:35And the time that they're on point is consistently at the business end of the season
00:16:44Gipson Park and Frawley
00:16:47Ringrose
00:16:50Gary Ringrose drives it on with Vanderfleer
00:16:54Propelling him
00:16:55Porter did well
00:16:56Frawley also
00:16:58Osborne
00:16:59Terrific Six Nations for Ireland
00:17:01In the absence of Hugo Keenan
00:17:04Probably got a bit off the boil since then
00:17:06James Ryan as well
00:17:08Kept over his own plan
00:17:09Frawley
00:17:11Andrew Porter
00:17:16Unceremoniously dumps McCarthy
00:17:26Hugo Keenan
00:17:27Had a tough afternoon out there
00:17:31Gipson Park
00:17:33McCarthy and Osborne
00:17:36Comes around the corner
00:17:37Tries to get himself into the gap
00:17:40Big Bad Ben's gone after it again
00:17:48Stop hitting me on the head, he says
00:17:52He had a group
00:17:53Well, he's just got all the ingredients
00:17:56To what is very close to a perfect team
00:17:59Jesus, over the box
00:18:00Well, I was looking at the Bordeaux bench
00:18:03Prior to the game
00:18:05Thinking
00:18:05There are some huge contributions
00:18:08To come from the players that will be coming on
00:18:14Hugo Reus
00:18:16Arthur Rettier
00:18:17Ben Tamifuna
00:18:18Players that will be
00:18:20In any other team
00:18:22Across Europe
00:18:24Have to settle for a point
00:18:26In a position
00:18:27On the bench
00:18:28For one of the biggest games of the season
00:18:37He's at the back with Bordeaux
00:18:40Still part of the same mould
00:18:42No, no, play out
00:18:45Linster skittles initially with that
00:18:47It's a breakaway
00:18:50It should be okay there for Bordeaux
00:18:54There's a breakaway
00:18:55Luku's trying to
00:18:56Dig it out
00:18:57And does so eventually
00:18:59Bordeaux
00:18:59Scrum half still buzzing
00:19:01You can see it
00:19:02Every time he hits the back of a breakdown
00:19:08Jalibert
00:19:11Réasi
00:19:13PLBLA
00:19:17Luku
00:19:18Just wonder whether that ball should have gone from Réasi
00:19:20On this near side
00:19:21Counter is good
00:19:22No, no, off the foot
00:19:24Leinster have got in
00:19:25It's a rare win for Leinster
00:19:28Turning it over
00:19:29And then look at trying to turn the fence into attack
00:19:32And Ring Rose will
00:19:33Try to arc his way
00:19:35But Canis just puts his foot in the ground
00:19:37It goes from under him
00:19:40It's there though for Gibson Park
00:19:41Come on
00:19:46Come on
00:19:58Okay, use it please
00:19:59Both sides still got big games coming in their own respective leagues
00:20:04Both in action next weekend
00:20:06Second last round of the top 14 for Bordeaux
00:20:10Quarter-final of the United Rugby Championship for Leinster
00:20:16We've got Lions
00:20:17South African Lions that is
00:20:20Next week
00:20:22Return to action for Paddy McCarthy
00:20:24Then for Andrew Porter
00:20:25McCarthy's first appearance since January
00:20:27When he injured himself
00:20:29Missed the entire Six Nations
00:20:41Good to see Wachie back out
00:20:43Having gone into the change group
00:20:47Maybe not as bad as first course
00:20:52Water off
00:20:53That fella's put in a shift Boris Paolo
00:20:54Hasn't he?
00:20:56Him and Coleman
00:20:57Just go around
00:20:59In the middle of that field
00:21:01Hitting people
00:21:02Smashing rucks
00:21:04Just using their
00:21:06Sizeable frames
00:21:07He tends to shut down
00:21:09And he leads to attack
00:21:12Come in
00:21:25Tackle, let go, let go
00:21:27Vane is kicking the ball
00:21:37Vane is kicking the ball in a row
00:21:38Just in the ball in a row
00:21:42Okay
00:21:42They're frustrated now
00:21:43I'm sure you can see it
00:21:49Um, post
00:21:53Hugo Keenan has got to come out
00:21:56For a HIA Head Injury Assessment
00:21:59Which means they're able to bring
00:22:00Robbie Henshaw back into the game
00:22:04And Maxime Luke
00:22:05Who's going to have a little look
00:22:06At this penalty from
00:22:08A long way out
00:22:09But on a day like today
00:22:10With the performance that he has
00:22:14You wouldn't bet against him
00:22:16Inside his own house
00:22:18While he's watching both teams
00:22:20Kick his warm up before the game
00:22:21And there's Ample
00:22:24From both
00:22:25Balls are sailing over
00:22:32Crowd urge him on
00:22:35Strikes it well
00:22:36They love it
00:22:37Behind the goal
00:22:38They love it
00:22:40The 40 point barrier
00:22:42Is broken
00:22:43Leinster 12
00:22:444-0 41
00:22:49As soon as he hit it
00:22:50Bent down
00:22:51Picked up his tee
00:22:51He knew exactly where he was going
00:22:54Hitting towards the home fans
00:22:56He's his home fans
00:23:03Just look at the statistics of this game
00:23:05While we're in a slightly fallow period
00:23:08You want to be careful of saying that
00:23:09But it is so even in so many areas
00:23:12That possession is
00:23:14Leinster's by 56-44
00:23:16The territory's almost 50-50
00:23:18The lineouts
00:23:19The scrums
00:23:20The penalties conceded
00:23:22The tackles made
00:23:22Maybe more by Bordeaux
00:23:25But you look at all those
00:23:27Meters made
00:23:29It's remarkably close
00:23:31And then you look at the scoreboard
00:23:36DLBRA is after this one
00:23:38And it beats he and Tommy O'Brien into touch
00:23:49Let's get rid of the score
00:23:51Shall we
00:23:51And let's just look at the stats board
00:23:53That we have in front of us
00:23:54And you'd actually think
00:23:56It's either really close
00:23:57Or it's headed towards Leinster
00:23:58Spightly
00:24:03They've made nearly 40 tackles more
00:24:06Than Leinster and Bordeaux
00:24:10Leinster 55% possession
00:24:13But it's just what's counted
00:24:16Has been the devastation
00:24:17That Bordeaux of course
00:24:19With ball in hand
00:24:20I think Ojoani out wide
00:24:29Frawley hitting a little
00:24:31Fumble with it
00:24:32But gets it back
00:24:34And inside the final quarter
00:24:35Of this final in Bilbao
00:24:41Tackle now
00:24:47Osborne O'Brien
00:24:48Was hit just as the ball came
00:24:50It's got a knock on by White
00:24:51Baggage over
00:24:57Intelligent play for 10-0
00:24:59Nothing on
00:25:00Thread it through
00:25:01I haven't got anything
00:25:02Leinster you can have the ball back
00:25:04What are you going to do
00:25:05From back there
00:25:08Okay we've got it
00:25:22Early tackle on
00:25:23Tommy O'Brien
00:25:24From Pen Oak
00:25:27Picked up
00:25:31Referee's assistant
00:25:32And now
00:25:34Leinster have the ability
00:25:36To launch an attack
00:25:39Just needs to be consistent
00:25:41They need to
00:25:42Score quickly as well
00:25:43Because the clock
00:25:45Clearly not in their favour
00:25:46And far from it
00:25:48Is the scoreboard
00:25:58So many
00:25:59French voices
00:26:00In Bilbao
00:26:04Bordeaux voices
00:26:11Leinster to the credit
00:26:12Stick it to the task
00:26:1512 minutes to try and put a better gloss on this scoreboard
00:26:28It was
00:26:30Boniface who had it
00:26:31And then
00:26:3317 steals the ball
00:26:34And then he must be on his feet to play
00:26:37He had it
00:26:38And then he infringed
00:26:39There he is
00:26:40He's not exactly a small human either
00:26:43Jameson
00:26:44Attention looking at foul play
00:26:46Attention looking at foul play
00:26:47The tackle by number 16
00:26:50Okay
00:26:51So we're looking
00:26:52We're looking at
00:26:53A lifting tackle by Bordeaux 16
00:26:56This is a tackle where a player's been lifted
00:26:58Can't go beyond
00:26:59I thought it was all
00:27:01Fair and dynamic live
00:27:02And there was other players involved
00:27:08Yeah
00:27:08Just have a look at the action
00:27:10After contact
00:27:10Okay
00:27:23He's rolling over another player
00:27:25I'm seeing a penalty there
00:27:27Max
00:27:27Yeah
00:27:28He rolls over to the player
00:27:33It's just a lifting action
00:27:36Fecking his legs through
00:27:37I'm looking at a penalty only
00:27:39Penalty only
00:27:40Okay
00:27:40Yes
00:27:40That's it
00:27:41Marius
00:27:41I'm really happy
00:27:42That's only a penalty
00:27:43Max
00:27:43Just wait till you back on the screen
00:27:45So I have a decision
00:27:45I'm really happy
00:27:46That's just a penalty only
00:27:47There's other players involved
00:27:49When he rolls over another player
00:27:50So we have an option of penalties
00:27:51Perfect
00:27:52It's Boniface
00:27:53Positioned on the floor
00:27:54That actually means
00:28:06So Frolley will go to the corner
00:28:07And Leicester will have an opportunity
00:28:11To launch a play
00:28:12To give them their third try
00:28:13Frolley's face
00:28:14We talked about it being
00:28:15No place for
00:28:17Big Bad Ben at his size
00:28:19No place for redheads either
00:28:20Really
00:28:20It's so hot
00:28:21It's so warm
00:28:22Well that's why Leicester
00:28:23They need to stay down this end of the field
00:28:25Stay out
00:28:25Stay out
00:28:26That's what they've struggled to do
00:28:27At certain times of this game
00:28:31Maul
00:28:36Maul
00:28:38Starts once
00:28:39But they try to get a little bit of a squeeze on it
00:28:41As Robbie Henshaw joins
00:28:43But it's got a bit disjointed
00:28:44And now Gibson Park needs to deal with it
00:28:46And does
00:28:48Jameson Gibson Park looking for a runner
00:28:50Which he doesn't get
00:28:51Frolley's got very little outside of
00:28:53And Ioane
00:28:54No
00:28:57I can see why he went for the kick
00:29:00But I just think it was so much easier
00:29:02To go
00:29:02Ten
00:29:03With the pass
00:29:04Which is a brilliant wide passing
00:29:06And he hits the ball carrier
00:29:07Riki Ioane's got to react there though as well
00:29:09He's just sat out there
00:29:11In that wide channel
00:29:12He's got to make that inside player's job easier
00:29:15Come closer
00:29:26Matthew Jaladere departs the scene
00:29:31He's done exactly what they needed him to do
00:29:37He's won this game
00:29:38With a lot of help from those around him
00:29:41But he's the conductor of the orchestra
00:29:43Double pump on the throw
00:29:46To the line out from Barlow
00:29:48So
00:29:49Henshaw will get the free kick
00:29:50Hand away hands off
00:29:51others are in the water
00:30:03He's come closer
00:30:08And now
00:30:09He's got to go
00:30:11And now
00:30:12He's got to go
00:30:13He's got to go
00:30:18Go
00:30:19He's got to go
00:30:24There were some questions being asked about Damien Pena with outside centre
00:30:28or whether Leicester could find a weakness.
00:30:32He's played enough there, isn't he, over the years?
00:30:36He's a quality player, whether he's in the outside channel
00:30:39or in the fringes on the wing.
00:30:43Route one from Keller.
00:30:47Quick hands required and they get there
00:30:49and Leicester in for the third try.
00:30:53It's Gary Ringrose.
00:30:55That's a brilliant pass from Robbie Henshaw
00:30:57under a huge amount of pressure.
00:31:01As Kieran Frawley takes the quick conversion
00:31:04through a drop goal.
00:31:07But look at this, hands up above his head,
00:31:10still manages to get the ball away.
00:31:13Yeah, super hands from Henshaw.
00:31:16Good fish from his partner Ringrose.
00:31:22Just at the last moment, plants his feet, takes the pace off it
00:31:26because he knows Mo'afana's going to hit him.
00:31:30Those two have played together enough times to read each other's body language,
00:31:35how they play the game.
00:31:36Good angle chosen by Gary Ringrose.
00:31:40Change in the second row.
00:31:43And Rav Manga comes in.
00:31:46The only non-international in that, Leicester 23.
00:31:56And there is something that the Bordeaux players are not happy with James Ryan in addition to what you saw.
00:32:05He's got to get out of the way.
00:32:07They were on their feet very quickly.
00:32:16Yeah, Ryan went in a little bit afterwards.
00:32:19Not sure there was much in it.
00:32:21And he was hit by...
00:32:23Peno took exception to it.
00:32:27And then, well, just a little bubble rather than anything else.
00:32:31I think I probably would have given him a pound here out of the way, actually.
00:32:35Peno can't run into Ryan like that.
00:32:52Seven minutes left in this game as Getan Baro and Bordeaux go in search of their sixth try of this
00:33:02final in Bilbao.
00:33:06That sort of done a decent job disrupting Buck.
00:33:09They've got it.
00:33:10That's right.
00:33:11Now they infringe.
00:33:13So it's a free play.
00:33:16Sharp last and a whistle.
00:33:22Just give me some space.
00:33:25Just give me a bit of space.
00:33:29Take your team.
00:33:31Yeah, I'm looking for something else.
00:33:33Just clearing up.
00:33:34I'm looking for...
00:33:35Just checking out.
00:33:37Wait, time's up.
00:33:40We've got more grown because of 17 is clear.
00:33:42Yeah, coming in.
00:33:43So if we're both suspicious of that, I think we should review it.
00:33:46OK, but we've got an eight collapse first.
00:33:48And then we're looking at 17 is clear.
00:33:50OK, so, Maris, we're going to look at number 17 clear up.
00:33:54We have a penalty against number eight for collapsing first.
00:33:58And then we're looking at the clear up by number 17.
00:34:00OK, so we're looking at the foul play by 17.
00:34:04Number 17 is it.
00:34:06We've got one of us.
00:34:10We're wearing 17.
00:34:11Let's see if we can see what he did.
00:34:13There he is on the screen.
00:34:15And, well, that doesn't not look good on the first viewing.
00:34:19It's just so stupid.
00:34:22It's ridiculous.
00:34:24Next contact's on the body.
00:34:26I can confirm there's no heat contact.
00:34:28It's on the body.
00:34:29We just need to check.
00:34:30It's just a short shot.
00:34:32So I'm looking at a yellow card here.
00:34:33OK, so that's 17.
00:34:35Are you happy?
00:34:36Ken, it's close as much.
00:34:37Just call a cheap shot.
00:34:39Are you happy with a yellow card for a prone, vulnerable player there who doesn't need to do it?
00:34:43The ball's too late to the player.
00:34:45Yeah.
00:34:45Are we looking at a legal clear?
00:34:46I'm looking at a legal clear.
00:34:47Just give it some spots, please.
00:34:49It's got a yellow card, please.
00:34:50OK.
00:34:51So I'll explain it.
00:34:5217.
00:34:52Just hold on.
00:34:53Just hold on to go.
00:34:5417.
00:34:57So I have a decision.
00:34:59We've got a prone player there.
00:35:00The ball is clearly available.
00:35:02You don't need to do what you've come in there.
00:35:04Put him in the middle of the yellow card.
00:35:07Decision made.
00:35:13Well, rightly, Yannick Brun should look frustrated because from Ugo Bonifaz, there is absolutely no reason to do that.
00:35:23This has been kept in touch, kept out of touch today by Rittier, of course, who's won a Champions Cup
00:35:36with La Rochelle a couple of years ago.
00:35:38He's going to get his opportunity now.
00:35:44Hugo Keenan's back for Robbie Henshaw having passed his HIA.
00:35:50Oh, no, God!
00:35:51Yeah!
00:35:53Knocked off in there.
00:35:57Let's talk about the Champions Cup Player of the Match for the final of 2026.
00:36:03Tom Mayer.
00:36:04Well, there's been some pretty good individual performances.
00:36:07Those two players there, Coleman, and also Jalebev, Louis Bielbierre, a couple of tries himself.
00:36:18But that man there, the little general, Maxime Lucu, is my best Champions Cup Player of the Match.
00:36:27He's been absolutely outstanding.
00:36:29He's dotted the ball down himself, but his management of the game, his kicking game has been outstanding.
00:36:35Proper captain's knock and a brilliant celebration.
00:36:47Crouch!
00:36:51Bind!
00:36:53Set!
00:37:04Set!
00:37:23Set!
00:37:24Set!
00:37:25clean line break from leinster deegan leads the way bordeaux shuffle back just needed to keep
00:37:32that ball in two hands and look on his left shoulder then support there
00:37:37luke mcgrath into the game it's just most capped player 254 caps most captain this group of 23 it
00:37:48should be said frawley around the corner karen frawley almost there up for tommy o'brien
00:38:00mcgrath they're all lining up now on this left side
00:38:05but bordeaux hunt again just throw leinster off that line push the back three or four meters still a long
00:38:13way to go
00:38:18roman keller
00:38:25it's consolation stuff for leinster it'll take that all in gap down a little
00:38:35give their supporters something
00:38:38they can find it but they can't find it bordeaux just come pouring off the line at pace it was
00:38:44too
00:38:44deliberate too obvious and bordeaux said thank you we'll have that well as soon as fanta clear with
00:38:49lifting the ball it just meant that bordeaux could get off the line oh it's another i mean he's already
00:38:56got player in a match so there's no poor waxing lyrical anymore but that's off his left boot that's
00:39:02time from the line i'm sitting right next to him moe fan has come up with a couple of plays
00:39:07like that
00:39:07today he's just really good at reading the game intelligent player he's a bit of a pinball in the
00:39:14midfield but his understanding of the game is brilliant
00:39:34leinster another roll of the dice ring rose that's a little joy in the midfield there's been
00:39:40precious little of that frawley improvises chip but a chase and gathers his own kick calla her there
00:39:47quickly let's have an opportunity mcgrath there space on the far side scrum half needs to get it
00:39:55quickly but the ball is spilled maybe went the wrong way definitely went the wrong way
00:40:07the opportunity spurned and lucro will launch it towards touch again
00:40:17mcgrath just should have carried on going the same way and osborne on the far side
00:40:25so rio cullen frustrated it's another mistake
00:40:3313 handling errors from leinster throughout this game
00:40:43well he might recognize those that have come the magnificent support of bordeaux into the final 90
00:40:5230 seconds charged down by calla her but nothing more than that scrum to the champions
00:41:15sometimes
00:41:16and leo cullen won't don't recognize it it's just a better team shows up on the day
00:41:24and there's nothing you can do and there is no doubt that the better team on the day have won
00:41:32this
00:41:32and what a convincingly
00:41:36crowd
00:41:46three to bordeaux
00:42:01give it to big ben truck it up just what you need
00:42:06big bad ben to finish it out for you 15 seconds left for bordeaux to manage
00:42:15we're in the final passage of play now
00:42:17leinster grab a hold of it they want to finish with a flourish mcgrath
00:42:24penalty leinster we're in the 80th minute we're beyond the 80th minute
00:42:38and frolly will kick it in the corner and leinster will have one more go
00:42:43to try and find their fourth try they're loving it they're celebrating it it's rare
00:42:49to be in a final of this significance and to be able to enjoy the moment the way the bordeaux
00:42:55players
00:42:55are enjoying it and they've earned that right
00:43:02leinster slough their lines with the line out
00:43:07in many ways it's been that kind of day
00:43:13brilliant brilliant bordeaux go back to back
00:43:16the invested champions cup final has been won by bordeaux again
00:43:36for the sixth consecutive season the invested champions cup will go to a french club
00:43:46they have the secret sauce and boy do they know how to use it
00:43:56for leinster it's well a tale again of what might have been but they'll know
00:44:03in other finals it's been close it's been agonizingly close to that fifth star today it wasn't
00:44:12the best beaten in a final again the scars and the wounds will again take time to heal
00:44:18but today it's that man those men that will raise the invested champions cup trophy they've won it
00:44:26and won it comfortably the final score leinster 19 4 0 41
00:44:39from minute five to minute eighty bordeaux were the better team it's as simple as that it wasn't
00:44:47close for the vast majority of that game tom make fair assessment yeah it's a very fair assessment i think
00:44:56over over over this weekend and the previous fixtures in this competition bordeaux have just shown
00:45:05how strong and how deep their squad goes it doesn't matter who's on the pitch
00:45:11the way that they play the game the the dna now that they have
00:45:16to the to the way that they play the game it's just unstoppable when they get it right
00:45:22and actually their ability to create those opportunities the players that can then
00:45:27capitalize on that i mean having vlbra is one thing but you know you've got the likes of penno
00:45:34rayasi all of these players that are just sat there and can open up a game with a blink of
00:45:42an eye
00:45:44there is no doubt they've got a massive job on their hands to try and move on in their own
00:45:50league
00:45:50competition but this will mean a huge amount to them to be able to back that up from last year
00:45:56is
00:45:56a massive statement and it'll give them if they needed us even more confidence yes they've been beaten
00:46:0310 times in the top 14 this season but at this point in the season it's just about getting into
00:46:12that top six if you can get a seating of one or two and avoid the playoff round great but
00:46:17it's again
00:46:18about having that chip and a chair in the final table and bordeaux will go to that into the last
00:46:28two weeks
00:46:29with the confidence surely to claim one of those positions as leo cullen and yannick brew
00:46:35meet in the middle and there's a recognition from leo cullen no doubt of a job well done by his
00:46:40counterpart
00:46:43tommy o'brien and leinster will look back at that one and no doubt they'll pinpoint moments where the
00:46:50momentum went against them where they allowed bordeaux to do things that they talk about not allowing them to
00:46:56do and they definitely on occasions got a bounce of a ball bordeaux that went in their way but that
00:47:03can't undermine their dominance and their ability to see this one out as the better side there was nothing
00:47:11that they got that they didn't earn so then there's a number of awards this season beyond just the player
00:47:20of the match and one is the player of the invested champions cup season and it'll be no surprise you
00:47:26to
00:47:26hear it's blbla he's with simon zebo let's hear what he has to say down pitch side
00:47:45ladies and gentlemen louis bielbiare back-to-back invested champions cup and invested champions cup
00:47:52player of the year congratulations louis talk to us about the emotions thank you yes it's uh it's really
00:47:57incredible the first one was uh unbelievable but this one too uh back-to-back champions it's uh it's
00:48:04amazing thank you everybody i think you give a lot of happiness and a lot of pleasure for people who
00:48:13buy tickets to come and watch rugby and you play with a smile on your face it's formidable to see
00:48:17just an extra reward on those fans on the support from the ubb people who have traveled all the way
00:48:22to
00:48:22belbao to support you uh no nothing to say thank you for the love and uh i hope it will
00:48:28be continued
00:48:31final question and they will let you enjoy where will this team stop you guys seem absolutely
00:48:37unstoppable will you be back next year to go again for glory we hope we hope uh this group is
00:48:42uh is very
00:48:43unbelievable so we will try to make our best for for the for the next titles congratulations well done thank
00:48:50you
00:48:5222 years of age the six nations player of the season the investing champions cup player of the
00:48:58season he's got fire in his belly and ice in his veins and he's got a set of feet that
00:49:04fred astaire and
00:49:05michael jackson would have been proud of what a fella and of course he speaks pretty great english as well
00:49:13nice it's commendable isn't it really difficult to have to try and do that having just run around
00:49:20to exhaustion for 80 minutes to then speak in a different language
00:49:25ben caser was the man down there former french international hooker of course along with simon
00:49:33zebo and louis bielbere will take home another trinket to put on the sideboard
00:49:42as the stage is set over on that far side to make the presentation kaylan doris
00:49:50tough tough times for a captain and they've been on the receiving end of something as tricky as that they'll
00:49:57go back and no doubt thank the supporters and figure a way of getting back on the horse again for
00:50:04the urc quarterfinals as i say against the lions in the aviva stadium
00:50:09next weekend the south african lions
00:50:15and for bordeaux it's a trip to the third place side in the top 14
00:50:27so then we have more to hear from the sideline here's the player of the match the captain maxime
00:50:35lucu maxime lucu investec champions cup final player of the match an unbelievable performance talk to us
00:50:43about the motion maxime tu es investec champions cup joueur du match félicitations est-ce que tu peux
00:50:48parler des émotions voilà c'est félicitations à l'équipe surtout parce que on avait dit qu'il fallait viser
00:50:53les
00:50:53trente premières minutes et aujourd'hui on a fait quelque chose de très grand là dessus on a fait des
00:50:58choses propres et avec cette ambiance là on a été porté en premier mi-temps et ça avait le score
00:51:02et l'avance
00:51:02qu'on a eu on a sugeré en deuxième mi-temps mais en tout cas merci d'être venu aussi
00:51:06nombreux c'est encore plus beau que l'année dernière
00:51:14we have we have a feeling that this team has got an unstoppable force of of may of nature a
00:51:21mental strength
00:51:22that just keeps keep building positivity on it on a l'impression de cette équipe votre équipe l'ubb
00:51:27elle a une force psychologique qui est intouchable même quand le match vacille un petit peu vous
00:51:31êtes confiant vous êtes costaud vous êtes positif d'où ça vous vient on a créé ça dans beaucoup d
00:51:35'échecs vous
00:51:36le savez très bien on a eu des fast final pas très heureuse voilà les trois dernières années et avec
00:51:41la
00:51:41victoire de l'année dernière en champions cup et ce groupe qui est magnifique et qui grandit surtout
00:51:45avec les jeunes qu'on a qui monte en force on arrive à prendre l'expérience sur ces match-là
00:51:50et la victoire
00:51:50de l'année dernière nous a donné beaucoup de confiance cette année an incredible group that mixes youth and
00:51:55experience and brings power to power and wants to come back dernière question et après je t'en mets de
00:52:00plus
00:52:00last question then i won't bother you anymore are you going to come back next year for more glory
00:52:04est-ce que tu veux y revenir l'année prochaine pour plus de victoire bah oui forcément on quand on
00:52:08a
00:52:08goûté on veut continuer donc on vous promet qu'on essaiera de revenir mais en tout cas aujourd'hui
00:52:12on va profiter it's a promise but first we'll enjoy
00:52:18terrific interview with ben kaiser with the bordeaux captain smile as wide as the stadium
00:52:27as the families of the bordeaux players have made their way on the pitch is a great tradition for
00:52:33the players at the end of finals to have their families come out they all commit so much it's
00:52:38those out there doing their thing but the support network around we often hear about it leo cullen's
00:52:45going to need a support network this evening no doubt about that let's hear what the leinster coach has
00:52:49to say in his immediate reactions leo cullen leinster head coach thank you very much for coming
00:52:55to see us i know it's never the the nicest moments just a word maybe on bordeaux and how powerful
00:52:59and
00:52:59dominant they were today um yeah listen it was sort of a game of where you take opportunities um
00:53:05like i think we had lots of possession lots of territory but we just weren't clinical enough in
00:53:09terms of taking opportunities and they support those breakaway try obviously on half time before
00:53:15that there's a couple of balls kicked in there's scraps there to be one bordeaux just had a little
00:53:20bit quicker to us the scraps and then they were very clinical and listen we know the speed and
00:53:24some of the power that they have in their team so yeah listen huge credit to them uh they've gone
00:53:28back to back and i think they're worthy champions today i know you've been working relentlessly hard
00:53:33to gain glory again but is there a little bit of buzz it to get from this campaign when you
00:53:37have
00:53:37to strap your way in semi-final you're still proud i'm sure you are from the effort of all your
00:53:41boys and all your organization yeah listen i'm so proud of the team you know i mean the way they've
00:53:45dealt with lots of different things this year um we're very frustrated with ourselves because we've
00:53:52created lots of good opportunities during the course of the game but just haven't been quite
00:53:56clinical enough and it's i don't know conditions or whatever um but listen i want to take it away
00:54:01from bordeaux better team of the day and they've had a fantastic couple of seasons this competition
00:54:06and no we know well we wish him well um and listen we'll we'll try and come back stronger as
00:54:12a group
00:54:12listen we know we've got a urc competition to turn our attention to we have a quarterfinal next week
00:54:18which is unusual play a final play a quarterfinal and so for the guys listen it's you know the atmosphere
00:54:24here today has been incredible there's so many fans blue jerseys flags as you go into the ground so
00:54:30it's a like we're very proud of the group and listen from the club point of view coming to the
00:54:36north of spain and whatever thousands and thousands of fans um so but yes it's a frustrating day but
00:54:43it's a pleasure to porto well you should be very proud thank you so much for stopping us thank you
00:54:47thank you all the best to the end of the season thank you thank you thanks that's a pretty gracious
00:54:51and
00:54:52honest assessment of what went on there from the leinster head coaches the presentation is made to
00:55:00the refereeing party carl dixon did a good job in a really hot environment christoph ridley holly
00:55:08davidson there as well there's the tmo and the support crew as well
00:55:16but leo collins assessment fair well he's bang on and i've just been looking through the stats while
00:55:22listening to him in leinster made 140 tackles to 210 made by bordeaux 155 carries 60 possession 82 of their
00:55:37carries had gain line success and they've they got more post contact meters than bordeaux as well when
00:55:45you add all that up and then you turn around and you go but it was 41 19 in the
00:55:50end the other way
00:55:53okay they missed a couple of opportunities but i think also who highlighted it there it's their ability
00:56:00to capitalize on an opportunity they don't come around but when they do come around at a level like this
00:56:06on an occasion like this you have to take them
00:56:13super respect shown by the bordeaux supporters as they applaud leinster of course along with their own
00:56:19supporters led by caitlin dars up to take their runners-up medals four times champs now five times runners-up
00:56:38there's a few of those now max deegan gary ring rows behind them but that's what it's all about and
00:56:51deegan and co have to just glance and walk away
00:57:01ricko joani
00:57:04probably not have the impacts that leinster would have hoped he's had in his time
00:57:10leinster just haven't fired the way they fired previously and joani
00:57:16come to the end of his tenure at the end of this season had his spells in the center and
00:57:21on the wing
00:57:21but just wasn't able to bring that glitter
00:57:25jack conan robbie henshaw
00:57:32and then all the leinster players filed through karen frawley off to connor next season he's
00:57:39going to be a big asset in the west of ireland jameson gibson park and tommy o'brien
00:57:46tommy o'brien
00:57:50luke mcgras
00:57:52leaves leinster to go to perpignan currently in the top 14 but dicing with that status as things stand
00:58:02Paddy McCarthy what a sad sight having spent from January to today on the injured list
00:58:10lasted about two minutes and he's back on the injured list
00:58:13Dan Sheehan last to receive the runner-up medal
00:58:39and now it's the turn of the champs
00:58:45the back-to-back chaps and you look at that Bordeaux side and yes there are a couple of old
00:58:50stagers there and they won't mind being referred to that
00:58:53that man in shot Maxine Lupu 33 years of age now, Coleman at 34, Duero at 33 but you also
00:59:01see the LBRA at 22, Ghezotti at 21
00:59:07a couple of 25 year olds in Moethana and there's the spine of success for the future not just for
00:59:15the present
00:59:16well Ben Kayser asking about whether they want to come back for glory well
00:59:20if they manage to keep that team together they're going to be incredibly difficult to beat
00:59:25both this season as they progress through the top 14 but actually into next season as well
00:59:35they're building something very special at Bordeaux
00:59:38and you just get that feeling when you watch them when they're in the mood that they've shown they can
00:59:45be in
00:59:46especially in this competition this year they're a delight to watch aren't they
00:59:53great to see Cameron Wachey able to make his way up and receive his medal un-aided because
00:59:58when that tackle went in the injury came it looks really bad
01:00:06well just keep on collecting them Louis just keep on collecting them
01:00:14he was good Moethana he's just solid goes around doing his job
01:00:21makes incredible contributions and brilliant reads as I said in comms
01:00:27let's not forget that players like Deporter aren't even on the pitch
01:00:30sure
01:00:32sure
01:00:33sure
01:00:46what a contribution off the bench he made
01:00:52he's enjoyed this year's competition for sure hasn't he
01:01:04well Bilbao have been brilliant hosts it's been an absolute joy to be here for the last two matches the
01:01:14last couple of days the city has embraced it
01:01:18the supporters have shown up in their numbers full house today big crowd last night
01:01:25and no doubt the EPCR will look back at this particular trip to Bilbao and say job well done
01:01:33no question that Bordeaux will look back to Bilbao and say a job well done
01:01:40because in 2026 the investing Champions Cup champions are Bordeaux
01:02:11so
01:02:30speaking
01:02:32I
01:02:32yeah
01:02:59CHOIR SINGS
01:03:11Oh
01:04:03Oh
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