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Bru challenges Bordeaux-Begles to show 'true selves' in Top 14 after Champions Cup defence

BILBAO (SPAIN) - Bordeaux-Begles head coach Yannick Bru said on Saturday he wanted his side to show their "true faces" as they aim for French Top 14 glory after defending the Champions Cup.

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Ex-Wallabies celebrate European triumph with Bordeaux

Two former Australian internationals have been left celebrating after being part of Bordeaux's back-to-back European club triumphs in Bilbao.

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King of Bordeaux Lucu injects soul into triumph of a French club on the rise

Leinster could not contain a team backed by tens of thousands of French supporters chanting with exuberance

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Leinster fall short in Champions Cup again as brilliant Bordeaux triumph

Leinster 19-41 Bordeaux: The French side, inspired by Louis Bielle-Biarrey, were spectacular in Bilbao as Leinster’s hunt for an elusive fifth Champions Cup crown goes on

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Bielle-Biarrey doubles up as Bordeaux sink Leinster to retain Champions Cup

Bordeaux hit Leinster with a first-half blitz in the Champions Cup final giving them a 41-19 win to retain the trophy

The Guardian - UK

Leinster desperate to tear up Bordeaux’s script in Champions Cup final cauldron

With temperatures in the mid-30s expected, Leo Cullen’s side will need to be at their best to avoid another sad denouement to a French drama

The Guardian - UK

Frontrunners’ defeats hint at twists and turns to come in Prem Rugby finale

Northampton and Bath were well beaten over the weekend: will Leicester or Exeter force themselves into the top two?

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Rugby needs to stop the screen-obsessed, finger-pointing, hair-trigger arguments

Rugby is in danger of losing its integrity by howling about referees’ decisions and unedifying actions on the field under the notional banner of player welfare

The Guardian - UK

Bath boss questions why three ‘headshots’ were missed by officials in defeat to Bordeaux Begles

Johann van Graan felt Alfie Barbeary was high tackled on multiple occasions in the Champions Cup semi-final

The Independent UK

Bordeaux brush aside Bath to set up Champions Cup final against Leinster

Maxime Lucu scored 18 points as the Champions Cup holders eased to a 38-26 victory over Bath to book their place in the final against Leinster

The Guardian - UK

Bordeaux Begles hold off battling Bath to set up Champions Cup final against Leinster

Bordeaux Begles 38-26 Bath: The defending champions eventually prevailed in a hard-fought contest

The Independent UK

Bordeaux Bègles 38-26 Bath: Champions Cup semi-final – as it happened

A try-scoring display by Maxime Lucu spearheaded Bordeaux’s progress to the final as Bath came up short

The Guardian - UK

Teenage wonderkid Caluori produces another five-try display in Saracens record win over Sale

Sale 19-85 Saracens: Sarries ran riot with 13 tries against a dismal Sale side to keep their slim Prem play-off hopes alive

The Independent UK

Will Bath or anyone else stop the Bordeaux Bègles juggernaut in Europe?

The French holders may have more style but Bath showed in their arm wrestle with Northampton they can go the distance with anybody

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The Independent UK

Leinster pull away from Sale to set up Champions Cup semi-final against Toulon

Leinster ran in six tries to reach the last four

The Guardian - UK

Leinster blow away Sale to set up Champions Cup semi-final with Toulon

Leinster ran six tries past Sale to win 43-13 and book their place in the semi-finals of the Champions Cup

The Guardian - UK

Weakened Leicester show why away sides need Champions Cup miracles

In three years of trying, visitors have won two of the 24 last-16 ties, so it is no surprise players needing post-Six Nations breaks skip trips

The Independent UK

Two-time Rugby World Cup winner suffers third ACL rupture

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The Independent UK

Leinster and Springboks lock RG Snyman dealt ‘devastating’ injury blow

Snyman has suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament and faces months out

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Debt ridden to 'best in world': Reds' grand ambition

They plan to become "the best rugby province in the world" by 2030, as Queensland Rugby Union supremo David Hanham says now is the time to be ambitious.

The Guardian - UK

Ireland loves No 10 needle but it’s a Six Nations soap Farrell could do without

In the latest in a long line of Irish tussles at fly-half, Jack Crowley takes over from Sam Prendergast at Twickenham

The Independent UK

What is wrong with Ireland’s scrum? How England can exploit set piece advantage in Six Nations clash

The sight of Tadhg Furlong being tossed up in the air by Italy highlighted an Irish scrum under scrutiny

The Guardian - UK

Pollock promotion reflects England’s urgent need to banish Murrayfield blues

Steve Borthwick’s response to stinging defeat in Scotland is to hand a first start to English rugby’s young tyro

The Independent UK

The harsh truths Ireland must confront after heavy France defeat

A bruising night in Paris has led to tough questions for Andy Farrell and his side

The Independent UK

Ireland refuse to rule banned Bundee Aki out of Six Nations contention entirely

Aki was dropped from Ireland’s Six Nations squad after being hit with a four-match ban for confronting match officials in Connacht’s URC defeat to Leinster

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