Saints failed to score a point in the second half. Bordeaux scored 217 points in the pool phase to secure top seeds. They then comfortably beat Ulster, Munster and Toulouse. Northampton was their toughest test in terms of final score.

Bordeaux-Begles has won its first Champions Cup rugby title after holding off Northampton 28-20 in the final at Principality Stadium.

Northampton suffered Investec Champions Cup final heartache as Bordeaux -Begles claimed an epic 28-20 victory at the Principality Stadium. A pulsating contest saw the French club record their first Champions Cup success, but Saints gave it everything after losing backs George Furbank and James Ramm to injuries inside the opening five minutes.