🏉 Live updates from the 3pm (BST) kick-off in Bordeaux
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There’s been a bit of rain around prior to kick-off on a sultry Sunday beside the Garonne but inside the stadium the atmosphere is warming up nicely ... UBB’s fan base are out in force and vastly outnumbering Bath’s travelling support, several of whom were on early-bird flights over from Gatwick and Luton ... big games like this don’t come around too often and the 10-minute delayed kick off has further cranked up the expectation levels. Pre-game music not bad either - ’What Am I’ by Guinny, anyone? Here’s hoping the game lives up to this week’s drum roll build-up ... recent Anglo-French rugby contests have set a high bar.
Now for an update from Robert Kitson, our rugby correspondent, who is on the scene in France …
“Kick-off delayed due to lightning strikes near the stadium,” emails Mark Hayden. “…according to French TV.”
