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OT Investec Champions Cup Final Live 23/5/26 14:45 ITV4
DIR By: Lock5
Date: May 23, 2026, 5:52 am
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Investec Champions Cup - Leinster v Bordeaux 23/5/26 14:45 ITV4
Leinster Rugby
15. Hugo Keenan, 14. Tommy O'Brien, 13. Garry Ringrose, 12.
Robbie Henshaw, 11. Rieko Ioane, 10. Harry Byrne, 9. Jamison
Gibson-Park, 1. Andrew Porter, 2. Dan Sheehan, 3. Tom Clarkson,
4. Joe McCarthy, 5. James Ryan, 6. Jack Conan, 7. Josh van der
Flier, 8. Caelan Doris (c)
Replacements: 16. Ronan Kelleher, 17. Paddy McCarthy, 18. Tadhg
Furlong, 19. Diarmuid Mangan, 20. Max Deegan, 21. Luke McGrath,
22. Ciaran Frawley, 23. Jamie Osborne
Union Bordeaux Bègles
15. Salesi Rayasi, 14. Pablo Uberti, 13. Damian Penaud, 12.
Yoram Moefana, 11. Louis Bielle-Biarrey, 10. Matthieu Jalibert,
9. Maxime Lucu (c), 1. Jefferson Poirot, 2. Maxime Lamothe, 3.
Carlü Sadie, 4. Boris Palu, 5. Adam Coleman, 6. Pierre Bochaton,
7. Cameron Woki, 8. Marko Gazzotti
Replacements: 16. Gaetan Barlot, 17. Ugo Boniface, 18. Ben
Tameifuna, 19. Lachie Swinton, 20. Temo Matiu, 21. Bastien
Vergnes-Taillefer, 22. Arthur Retiere, 23. Hugo Reus
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Re: OT Investec Champions Cup Final Live 23/5/26 14:45 ITV4
DIR By: FrostAndFire
Date: May 23, 2026, 9:17 am
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LBB is an absolute nightmare for defences. That was a stupid
score.
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Re: OT Investec Champions Cup Final Live 23/5/26 14:45 ITV4
DIR By: Banstead Quin
Date: May 23, 2026, 10:28 am
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Do we think Petti could have a word with the big tight head,
Tamifuna I think, and see if he wants a couple of seasons in
south west London? With him, Clamp & Kenners, no one would want
to take it to ground against us
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Re: OT Investec Champions Cup Final Live 23/5/26 14:45 ITV4
DIR By: euroquin
Date: May 23, 2026, 10:31 am
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Yeah, tidy player to have on the bench.
Lucu is unlucky that he has the same nationality as Dupont.
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Re: OT Investec Champions Cup Final Live 23/5/26 14:45 ITV4
DIR By: euroquin
Date: May 23, 2026, 10:48 am
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Well the best you could say about Leinster is that they kept
going and avoided an Ulster-level hammering. Although that was
partly due to UBB playing an (understandably) conservative game
plan in the second half. I always thought that the Toulouse v
UBB tie was the effective final.
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Re: OT Investec Champions Cup Final Live 23/5/26 14:45 ITV4
DIR By: KentQuin
Date: May 23, 2026, 10:56 am
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Agree Euroquin. Leinster underdogs coming in to the final and it
showed. I'm a little surprised they made it to the final. They
had a kind route.
They've regressed under Nienabar in my opinion. Their basics in
terms of ruck speed (clean out work, ball presentation and speed
of delivery) used to be immaculate and a real USP. Bordeaux
never looked stretched, and it wasn't until Frawley came on that
they challenged the line at all.
Bit of a shame having two really one-sided finals with no
jeopardy.
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Re: OT Investec Champions Cup Final Live 23/5/26 14:45 ITV4
DIR By: The Kid
Date: May 23, 2026, 12:15 pm
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The last team to beat Bordeaux Bègles in Europe was, and
remains...
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Re: OT Investec Champions Cup Final Live 23/5/26 14:45 ITV4
DIR By: FrostAndFire
Date: May 23, 2026, 12:42 pm
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Definitely too one-sided for a Champions Cup final. Not really
satisfying for the neutral when it was effectively over by half
time.
With UBB being (I think) 5th in the Top 14 and Leinster being
second (again, I think; not bothering to check) in the URC,
France does seem to be operating at a significantly higher level
of club game than the URC or Prem.
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Re: OT Investec Champions Cup Final Live 23/5/26 14:45 ITV4
DIR By: Brown Bottle
Date: May 23, 2026, 3:55 pm
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--- Quote from: KentQuin link ---
>
> ...
> Bit of a shame having two really one-sided finals with no
jeopardy.
>
--- End Quote ---
What jeopardy would you like to see?
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Re: OT Investec Champions Cup Final Live 23/5/26 14:45 ITV4
DIR By: KentQuin
Date: May 23, 2026, 3:59 pm
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--- Quote from: Brown Bottle link ---
>
> What jeopardy would you like to see?
>
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A proper contest. A game in the balance until the final quarter.
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