Rugby-Bielle-Biarrey double drives dominant Bordeaux to Champions Cup victory

Scrumhalf Maxime Lucu, ‌wing Pablo Uberti and centre Yoram Moefana also ‌scored tries to ensure a French champion for the sixth successive season, while winger Tommy O’Brien, lock Joe McCarthy ⁠and ​centre Garry ⁠Ringrose crossed for their outgunned Irish rivals. Leinster have now lost ⁠four of the last five Champions Cup finals and ​were picked off in the opening period as ⁠Bordeaux's pressure on the ball carrier forced them into costly ⁠errors.

Winger ​Louis Bielle-Biarrey scored two ​tries as champions ‌Bordeaux produced ​a first-half blitz on their way to a 41-19 victory ‌over Leinster to claim back-to-back titles in the European Champions Cup in Bilbao on Saturday. Scrumhalf Maxime Lucu, ‌wing Pablo Uberti and centre Yoram Moefana also ‌scored tries to ensure a French champion for the sixth successive season, while winger Tommy O’Brien, lock Joe McCarthy ⁠and ​centre Garry ⁠Ringrose crossed for their outgunned Irish rivals.

Leinster have now lost ⁠four of the last five Champions Cup finals and ​were picked off in the opening period as ⁠Bordeaux's pressure on the ball carrier forced them into costly ⁠errors. Bordeaux ​lost Lucu and Ugo Boniface to yellow cards and influential flanker Cameron Woki to ⁠a serious leg injury but, aside from the opening 10 ⁠minutes ⁠when Leinster were ahead, were in complete control as they led 35-7 at ‌halftime.