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Investec Champions Cup

Les compos de la finale de la Champions Cup UBB - Leinster en un coup d'oeil

Anthony Tallieu

Published: 22 Mai 2026 06:09 CDT
Updated: 22 May 2026 17:09 CDT

Un ballon de la Champions Cup. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images)

La Champions Cup 2026 connait son épilogue samedi au stade San Mamés avec pour l’Union Bordeaux-Bègles la possibilité de poursuivre l’hégémonie française qui dure depuis 2021 dans la compétition. Le pilier gauche Jefferson Poirot revient pour aider son équipe à faire le back-to-back dans l’enceinte basque où le demi de mêlée Maxime Lucu sera un peu le régional de l’étape.

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Il n’aura pas la chance de croiser le pilier vétéran français Rabah Slimani, pas choisi pour le staff du Leinster pour cette finale. Pas plus que l’ouvreur du XV du Trègle James Lowe, trop juste et l’ouvreur Sam Prendergast, en méforme.

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Here is your Leinster team to face Union Bordeaux Bègles in the 2025/26 @ChampionsCup final tomorrow 🔥
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Let’s go, lads! 💙
Full team news: https://t.co/8q5ZYcg3aB #LEIvUBB #NeverLessThanEverything pic.twitter.com/70Xi83MUjV
— Leinster Rugby (@leinsterrugby) May 22, 2026

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Hammer Head 9 minutes ago

Contest or no contest? The eternal struggle between the Springboks and All Blacks

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RugCs 10 minutes ago

The U20 Junior World Championship - Team of the tournament

They can’t win on the field so they choose to win by writing junk articles. How is it that the best 10 is somehow on the team list at 12 a position he never played before.

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Icefarrow 11 minutes ago

'Boks will come with the same game plan': Schalk Burger predicts Wellington repeat for All Blacks

The two best nations are SA and NZ. You’re not making any sense.

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GP 18 minutes ago

Luke Jacobson might be the jack of all trades and master of none

One player who needs to be picked for the trek to South Africa is Crusaders loose forward Ethan Blackadder. He was outstanding for the Crusaders and fits the game plan outlined in this article exactly. His team mate David Havili is another who should be picked. David has had two outstanding seasons captaining the Crusaders , playing great.

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GP 28 minutes ago

The U20 Junior World Championship - Team of the tournament

Fantastic to see young Canterbury loosie Finn McLeod picked on the bench. Was picked originally, then had to pull out through injury. Ends up back over there and made a big impression, just like he did last year. Finn is Alex Wyllie’s Grandson, a big future beckons.

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Wayneo 29 minutes ago

Contest or no contest? The eternal struggle between the Springboks and All Blacks

I completely and vehemently disagree Nick, lineout mauls and scrums are a contest, getting the ball to the back of each is the reward for winning those contests.

Some call it “organised obstruction”, we call it what it is - your team lost the ball at the lineout or your team lost the scrum.

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Wayneo 37 minutes ago

Losses to the Springboks will be a learning experience, not a disaster

The Art of War H

Keep them guessing, keep them unprepared, make them weary, make them rushed and force them to adapt.

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GM 38 minutes ago

Losses to the Springboks will be a learning experience, not a disaster

I’m trying to say that the gap between the Boks and ABs is substantial - and I don’t think the result against Ireland changes that. For Ireland to score 3 tries against the ABs on such limited possession - and how they scored them - will be great encouragement to the Boks. I believe it’s better the ABs find out this year how big that gap still is - and work out the means to close it - than find out in the RWC quarter final next year. Mind you, the assumption that the ABs beat Oz in Sydney next year in the first round is questionable. Might be a good strategy to throw that one and go through to the quarter finals on the other side of the draw, leave the Boks to the Wallabies!

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Wayneo 46 minutes ago

'Boks will come with the same game plan': Schalk Burger predicts Wellington repeat for All Blacks

To make a fair comparrison, neither have the ABs been put under pressure on offence or defence yet.

France C team, Italy B team and the worst performance I have seen from Ireland to date all did very little for them. In hindsight maybe mixing up their selections a bit would have done more for their development.

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GodOfFriedChicken 58 minutes ago

'Boks will come with the same game plan': Schalk Burger predicts Wellington repeat for All Blacks

Let’s see if the same tactics work the same though. This team despite a messy start seems a lot more assured with what it’s doing and is likely to keep improving and has done so. Rennie’s also made it much clearer that he has high expectations for the team and it’s harder to foresee a quit-job happening under his watch. The Wellington implosion felt like it was an eventuality given the regular second half/third quarter meltdowns, especially given how unconvincing so many other ABs wins under Razor looked before then.

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David Laurenson 1 hour ago

Contest or no contest? The eternal struggle between the Springboks and All Blacks

Pray the day, when the off side line is moved back 1 metre from all current law play. If we think our game currently is good, this extra metre would catapult it to a such a level of entertainment value, enjoyable for all fans & supporters, especially the players ! Our offside laws are archaic, not altered since 1995. We know possess elite athletics, far quicker, bigger and stronger, yet no compensation to the rules, has been instigated to accommodate this ridiculous line speed conundrum, which only encourages negative collisons, shuts down time and space; Pass, and see your receiver mate get smashed, its not Rugby anymore, more like the old bar the door. Get back a metre, and lets all play rugby how it should be played.

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MR 1 hour ago

The U20 Junior World Championship - Team of the tournament

Biggest joke I ever seen best team get least players,pls look who beats who before u 1 eyed nz page make such poor decisions till next year joke team

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unknown 1 hour ago

'Boks will come with the same game plan': Schalk Burger predicts Wellington repeat for All Blacks

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Koro Teeps 1 hour ago

'Boks will come with the same game plan': Schalk Burger predicts Wellington repeat for All Blacks

Depends how dominant is defined. The All Blacks are clearly developing a different game. We won't beat the Boks by trying to copy them. But we might beat the Boks by outworkimg them, one cleaner with next man picking/popping or playing nine.

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Mzilikazi 2 hours ago

Contest or no contest? The eternal struggle between the Springboks and All Blacks

Top article, Nick. Certainly has got the troops in to comment and discuss. Fascinating tour coming up. Not least in the mix is watching what Rassie does.

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Brett McKay 2 hours ago

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Brett McKay 2 hours ago

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Mzilikazi 2 hours ago

Contest or no contest? The eternal struggle between the Springboks and All Blacks

Excellent post, Q79.

I will pick this one up. “If teams can retain possession through 30 or 40 phases because defenders are prevented from making a legal contest, then we've removed one of the game's greatest battles.”

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Mzilikazi 2 hours ago

Contest or no contest? The eternal struggle between the Springboks and All Blacks

“Whether Vaai is at 6 in the B/R is another open question. I just do not see the physical dynamism needed from a Kiwi 6 in him, and certainly not on the carry.”

Yes Nick, I would have similar thoughts. I would see him more as one of those athletic locks, who can play at 6 if neede, but not a first choice specialist there.

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