Bordeaux prove too strong for Ulster
Ulster were undone by Bordeaux’s finishing power, the French scoring 26 unanswered second half points to consign Richie Murphy’s side to a second straight European defeat.
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Leinster boss Leo Cullen: It's a frustrated dressing room
Leinster boss Leo Cullen admitted that his dressing room was full of frustrated players despite their Champions Cup win over Clermont.
Loose Leinster do just enough to beat Clermont
Two first-half tries and a second-half penalty were just about enough for Leinster to claim their second Investec Champions Cup win, against Clermont, but it was a performance that will give Leo Cullen plenty to ponder.
Bordeaux toast victory as Ulster wilt in second half
Ulster's hopes of progressing from Pool One suffered another setback after they lost 40-19 against Bordeaux-Begles in Belfast.
FT | Bulls 21-30 Northampton Saints
The Bulls suffered a second consecutive Champions Cup loss when they went down 30-21 to English side Northampton Saints at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday afternoon.
Saturday sport: Leinster and Ulster both in Champions Cups action
Leinster and Ulster are in Investec Champions Cup action on Saturday.
James Ryan: Leinster not worrying over penalty count
If the layperson thought that discipline would be the main crease for Leinster to iron out after last week's win away to Bristol Bears, there hasn’t been a knee-jerk reaction within the walls of Leinster’s HQ.
Vintage Bordeaux set to test Ulster stomach for fight
It was little over 12 months ago when Bordeaux-Begles turned up to Galway to face Connacht in the opening round of the 2023/24 Investec Champions Cup and nobody was quite sure what to expect.