‘We’re going to have to put in a big defensive effort’: Adam Coleman relishing Leinster test
Bordeaux-Bègles secondrow ready for tough challenge in a decider where ‘small moments matter’
Bordeaux Bègles
From soccer town to rugby country, the rise of Bordeaux Bègles is no ordinary success story
Two clubs’ willingness to put egos aside and agree to a merger led to the Champions Cup behemoth of today
Gordon D’Arcy: Leinster’s chances of Champions Cup success lie largely with two players
Leo Cullen’s team can gain more from past disappointments than they perhaps even realise
‘Solid shoulders’ and ‘rib ticklers’: Leinster coach Robin McBryde on training for a final
McBryde dispelled any notions the players were wrapping themselves up in cotton wool ahead of Champions Cup showdown
Leinster v Bordeaux Bègles: TV details, kick-off times and team news for Champions Cup final
Everything you need to know as Ulster play Montpellier in the Challenge Cup final in Bilbao on Friday night
Leinster squad line-up for Bilbao final not set in stone, says Jacques Nienaber
Senior coach reckons places still up for grabs as Leo Cullen’s squad face Bordeaux in Champions Cup final
Leinster’s ability to rise from the canvas deserves the admiration of all rugby people
Victory against Bordeaux Bègles in the Champions Cup final would be a fitting reward for Leo Cullen’s team
Noel McNamara to remain with Bordeaux-Bègles to 2029
Top 14 club confirm several contract extensions for coaching staff
Gordon D’Arcy: Champions Cup final will be the biggest match of Harry Byrne’s career
Next step for the Leinster outhalf is to become someone others look to in big games, relishing the pressure
Owen Doyle: End of TV director controlling what is shown on replay cannot come soon enough
Failure to show dangerous head contact on Alfie Barbeary meant Bordeaux culprit escaped possible red card
Champions Cup final will have independent TV director in charge
Bath head of rugby Johann van Graan not happy with collision between Alfie Barbeary and Maxime Lucu
Bordeaux Bègles sink Bath to set up Champions Cup decider against Leinster
Defending champions scored five tries in a gripping contest against the English side in Bordeaux
Conor Murray: Noel McNamara coaches Europe’s best attack – the IRFU could benefit some day
Coaches such as McNamara, Ronan O’Gara and Felix Jones should be top of the list whenever Irish provinces are hiring
Gordon D’Arcy: Leinster need to deliver against Ulster and use it as fuel for the big one
Winning in Belfast would prove Leo Cullen’s Champions Cup chasers have added steel to their game
Leinster are dreaming of a final, but 2025 should remind them not to dream too hard
Home advantage presents Leo Cullen’s men with a big opportunity but Toulon will also fancy their chances
Bordeaux beat Toulouse to reach Champions Cup semi-final against Bath
Reigning champions put four tries past Top 14 rivals to reach final four
It’s a pity Bordeaux and Toulouse are meeting so soon, but enjoy it all the same
Winners of Sunday’s Champions Cup quarter-final will be primed to take the title
Champions Cup: Bordeaux v Toulouse makes for a mouth-watering quarter-final
Should Leinster reach the final four, they’ll face the winner of Glasgow Warriors v Toulon
Leinster can get valuable win if they conquer French rugby’s ultimate fortress
Bayonne are already out of contention, but will relish facing celebrated opposition in front of their fans
‘We want to play this team’: Bayonne players relishing visit of ‘outstanding’ Leinster
But French side know their next Top 14 game is higher priority than Champions Cup fixture
Champions Cup: Toulouse shocked by Saracens as Bordeaux thrash Northampton
Wrap: Harlequins seal last-16 spot with Stormers thrashing
Who can challenge the dominance by French clubs of European rugby?
Top 14 clubs are dominating European rugby and the end does not appear in sight
Rugby’s 20-minute red card is a dangerous departure that risks devaluing the importance of player safety
It will be in operation during Lions tour, with players sent off replaced after 20 minutes
Noel McNamara and Bordeaux discover what doesn’t break you can make you stronger
‘Everything that could go wrong went wrong’, says assistant coach
Fresh, novel pairing to Champions Cup final as Leinster wonder what might have been
Great opportunity for moment of history for Northampton and Bordeaux in final
Bordeaux Bègles armed with lessons learnt ahead of Champions Cup final against Northampton
Attack coach Noel McNamara says French side prepared for ‘incredibly difficult’ Saints challenge
Joey Carbery not selected in Bordeaux Bègles matchday squad for Champions Cup final
Outhalf unlucky to miss out as French side decide on 6-2 split on the bench
Gerry Thornley: Leinster’s latest heartbreak in Europe shows they are human after all
Cullen’s men face a painful postmortem to rival that of the 2023 final when Leinster let slip a 23-7 lead against La Rochelle
Munster’s grand Champions Cup ambitions put into perspective by explosive Bordeaux
Bordeaux now have a home semi-final and so must have a real chance of claiming the club’s first silverware
Munster’s Ian Costello laments misfiring lineout against Bordeaux Bègles
Irish province lost nine of their own 21 throws under intense pressure from the Bordeaux defensive lineout.
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