Bordeaux 64-14 Leicester
Bégles set up Toulouse quarter-final next weekend
Even at full-strength, Leicester would have struggled against the most potent attack in Europe. But without a string of first-choice forwards – including Ollie Chessum, Joe Heyes, Tommy Reffell and Nicky Smith – the result at a sun-drenched Stade Chaban-Delmas was never in doubt.
So it proved as Bordeaux Bégles tore their English guests to shreds, scoring nine tries to underline their status as continental champions with a 64-14 win. A quarter-final against their domestic rivals, Toulouse, will be required viewing next weekend.
It took a while for the floodgates to open. A Maxime Lucu penalty was all the hosts had to show for their dominance after 20 minutes. Both teams were sloppy with ball in hand but a creaking Leicester scrum, and an inability to pin Bordeaux down in their own half, meant this was just the quiet before the storm.
