Overview

• Bordeaux-Begles secured their maiden Champions Cup victory, becoming the 14th different club to win the tournament.
• The final featured a record-breaking first half, with the score tied 20-20 after the most points ever scored in an opening half of a Champions Cup final.
• Key injuries to Northampton backs George Furbank and James Ramm within the first five minutes disrupted their game plan.
• Bordeaux pulled ahead in the second half with a penalty from Maxime Lucu and a decisive try by Cyril Cazeaux, sealing an eight-point lead.
• French winger Damian Penaud shone with two tries, while Alex Coles scored twice for Northampton in a fiercely contested match.