Overview

• Bordeaux-Begles secured their maiden Champions Cup title, continuing a five-year streak of French dominance in the competition.
• Northampton Saints lost key backs George Furbank and James Ramm to injuries within the opening five minutes, impacting their performance.
• Damian Penaud scored two tries for Bordeaux, and Matthieu Jalibert played a pivotal role in creating three of their four tries.
• The match featured intense physicality, with multiple yellow cards and a record-setting 20-20 first-half scoreline, the highest in Champions Cup final history.
• A post-match fracas involving Northampton’s Henry Pollock and Bordeaux players is under potential disciplinary investigation, raising concerns about sportsmanship.