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Holders Bordeaux Advance to Champions Cup Final After 38-26 Win over Bath
Bordeaux-Begles scored two late tries to clinch a 38-26 win, ending Bath's bid for a second Champions Cup title.
- Bath Rugby exited the Investec Champions Cup in the semi-finals on Saturday, suffering a 38-26 defeat to reigning champions Bordeaux-Begles at the Stade Atlantique Bordeaux Metropole.
- Bordeaux seized control early as Marko Gazzotti scored within two minutes, establishing a 24-12 halftime lead by capitalizing on Bath's errors in wide channels.
- Despite the loss, centre Louie Hennessey impressed in his biggest career game, while Will Muir collected two tries and captain Ben Spencer directed the attack with precise kicking.
- Tom Dunn marked his 266th appearance for the club and Josh Bayliss his 150th, though Tom Carr-Smith's late consolation try could not prevent the end of Bath's European campaign.
- Bordeaux sealed the victory with second-half tries from Ben Tameifuna and Temo Matiu, confirming their spot in the final while Bath's wait for a second Champions Cup star continues.
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Holders Bordeaux advance to Champions Cup final after 38-26 win over Bath
May 3 : Holders Bordeaux Begles eased past Bath with a 38-26 victory on Sunday to reach their second Champions Cup final in a row, where they will face Leinster.The French side scored tries through Marko Gazzotti, Louis Bielle-Biarrey, Maxime Lucu, Ben Tameifuna and Temo Matiu at the Matmut Atlantique stadium
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Champions in title, the Bordelais face the English of Bath this Sunday, May 3rd for a place in the final of the European Cup.
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