Caelan Doris flags factor he concedes is 'very different to back home'
Caelan Doris has urged his Leinster team-mates to rise to the occasion in Saturday’s Investec Champions Cup final in Bilbao by i…
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22 May 2026, 8:22
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Opinion
Leinster edge Bordeaux in our combined Investec Champions Cup Final XV
With both matchday squads now named, we pick a combined starting XV between the two sides, weighing individual quality, recent for…
Philip Bendon
22 May 2026, 8:02
French veteran returns as Bordeaux go for back-to-back European titles
Yannick Bru has made one change to his Bordeaux-Begles starting line-up that beat Bath in their Investec Champions Cup semi-final …
Neil Fissler
22 May 2026, 5:03
Leinster name unchanged XV from semi-final, but 5 changes on bench
Leinster have named an unchanged XV for the Investec Champions Cup final against Bordeaux-Begles from the one that triumphed over …
Josh Raisey
22 May 2026, 4:09
Interview
Where Simon Zebo believes the Champions Cup final will be decided
Simon Zebo believes that Jamison Gibson-Park coming out on top of the scrum-half head-to-head with Bordeaux’s Maxime Lucu will b…
Neil Fissler
22 May 2026, 3:31
Exclusive
Salesi Rayasi: The once-reluctant rugby player coming for Europe's crown
Salesi Rayasi nearly walked away from rugby at 18. Now, he is one game away from winning Europe's ultimate accolade with Bordeaux-…
Jamie Lyall
22 May 2026, 0:01
Opinion
Johnnie Beattie: 'With smart recruitment, Bordeaux-Begles could dominate Europe for 10 years'
From investment to coaching, UBB have built every pillar required to succeed in Europe. Stopping them will be fiendishly difficult…
Johnnie Beattie
21 May 2026, 2:57
Leinster register two Ireland internationals to squad before final
Ireland internationals Paddy McCarthy and Jordan Larmour have both been registered as additional players for Leinster ahead of the…
Josh Raisey
21 May 2026, 1:45
Opinion
Cullen’s bunker mindset may be double-edged sword as Leinster try to become ‘supermen for a day’
Will the Leinster boss's attack on the media give his side a rallying point as they seek to avoid more final woe against Bordeaux?
Neil Squires
20 May 2026, 0:39
Analysis
South Africa's Junior Boks well placed to continue their dominance on the world stage
The Junior Boks are already a dominant force in age-grade rugby but there is a feeling they can reach new heights this summer
Jon Cardinelli
14 May 2026, 4:27
Analysis
Why France's potential next head coach looked to South Africa for inspiration
Feted as France's next coach in waiting, Yannick Bru says an insight in the the unique mindset of South African rugby has been piv…
Gavin Mortimer
12 May 2026, 6:46
Champions Cup and Challenge Cup finals get English referees
The referees for the Investec Champions Cup and Challenge Cup finals have been confirmed, with Karl Dickson taking charge of Europ…
Josh Raisey
12 May 2026, 5:39
Opinion
The uncomfortable truth revealed from the Squidge vs Goode spat
It started, like so many of these nothingburgers do, with a post on X.
Daniel Gallan
06 May 2026, 2:42
Champions Cup finalists UBB secure the services of coaching quartet
Four key members of Yannick Bru's coaching staff at Union Bordeaux-Begles have signed new deals in the wake of the French club's 3…
Jon Newcombe
05 May 2026, 13:46
Opinion
Mick Cleary: 'Bath will be deflated but should be inspired to reach for even greater heights.'
Johann van Graan's men were beaten but unbowed but realise there are levels required to topple Europe's best
Mick Cleary
05 May 2026, 10:40
Analysis
How Bordeaux-Begles showed Bath the true meaning of 'superclub' in the Champions Cup
The reigning champions did not have to work hard enough for their scores in the semi-final showdown.
Nick Bishop
05 May 2026, 2:47
