13 minutes agoHello and welcome to live coverage of the Champions Cup final between Leinster and Bordeaux Bègles. Kick-off at the San Mamés Stadium in Bilbao is at 2.45pm. Leinster are going for their first Champions Cup star since 2018 after four defeats in finals since then. They will face a tough French side, who are defending champions and have a wealth for talent, in sweltering conditions as a heatwave has hit northern Spain. Here are the teams for the final, as Leo Cullen has opted for the tried and tested from the Toulon win.LEINSTER: Hugo Keenan; Tommy O’Brien, Garry Ringrose, Robbie Henshaw, Rieko Ioane; Harry Byrne, Jamison Gibson-Park; Andrew Porter, Dan Sheehan, Thomas Clarkson; Joe McCarthy, James Ryan; Jack Conan, Josh van der Flier, Caelan Doris (capt). Replacements: Ronan Kelleher, Paddy McCarthy, Tadhg Furlong, Diarmuid Mangan, Max Deegan, Luke McGrath, Ciarán Frawley, Jamie Osborne.BORDEAUX: Salesi Rayasi; Pablo Uberti, Damian Penaud, Yoram Moefana, Louis Bielle-Biarrey; Matthieu Jalibert, Maxime Lucu (capt); Jefferson Poirot, Maxime Lamothe, Carlü Sadie; Boris Palu, Adam Coleman; Pierre Bochaton, Cameron Woki, Marko Gazzotti. Replacements: Gaetan Barlot, Ugo Boniface, Ben Tameifuna, Lachie Swinton, Temo Matiu, Bastien Vergnes-Taillefer, Arthur Retiere, Hugo Reus.
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Leo Cullen’s side aim to end losing run in European finals against the defending champions in Bilbao
















