TV Guide Leagues Teams

Northampton Northampton 20 - 28 Bordeaux Bordeaux

Full time

24 May 2025

Investec Champions Cup

Stage: Grand Final Round 8

Principality Stadium

Northampton vs Bordeaux head to head

🎉 6
👏 5
💩 1
🔥 7
😭 6

Northampton Saints faced Union Bordeaux-Bègles at the Principality Stadium, ultimately losing 20-28. The Saints started strong with a try from Coles, converted by Smith, giving them an early lead. Bordeaux responded quickly, with Penaud scoring two tries and Coleman adding another, showcasing their offensive prowess. Smith added penalties for Northampton, but Bordeaux's Jalibert kept the scoreboard ticking with his own penalties and conversions. The game saw multiple yellow cards, with Freeman and Prowse both spending time in the bin for the Saints. Despite a late try from Coles, Bordeaux held their nerve to secure the victory. This match highlighted the attacking capabilities of both sides, with Bordeaux proving to be more clinical in crucial moments.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: France, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 17.5°C (Feels like 12.2°C) Condition: Windy Wind: 27.2 km/h, gusting to 50.8 km/h Humidity: 76% Cloud Cover: 97%

Highlights

Events

  • Kickoff
  • 1'

    Try

    Alex Coles · Northampton

    5 - 0
  • 2'

    Conversion

    Fin Smith · Northampton

    7 - 0
  • 2'

    Substitution

    Ollie Sleightholme on for James Ramm · Northampton

  • 4'

    Substitution

    Tom Litchfield on for George Furbank · Northampton

  • 5'

    Try

    Damian Penaud · Bordeaux

    7 - 5
  • 20'

    Try

    Adam Coleman · Bordeaux

    7 - 10
  • 20'

    Substitution

    Arthur Retiere on for Romain Buros · Bordeaux

  • 21'

    Conversion

    Matthieu Jalibert · Bordeaux

    7 - 12
  • 24'

    Penalty

    Fin Smith · Northampton

    10 - 12
  • 28'

    Penalty

    Matthieu Jalibert · Bordeaux

    10 - 15
  • 29'

    Yellow Card

    Mahamadou Diaby · Bordeaux

  • 29'

    Substitution

    Ed Prowse on for Temo Mayanavanua · Northampton

  • 32'

    Penalty

    Fin Smith · Northampton

    13 - 15
  • 35'

    Yellow Card

    Tommy Freeman · Northampton

  • 36'

    Try

    Damian Penaud · Bordeaux

    13 - 20
  • 39'

    Yellow Card Complete

    Mahamadou Diaby · Bordeaux

  • 40'

    Try

    Alex Coles · Northampton

    20 - 20
  • 40'

    Conversion

    Fin Smith · Northampton

    15 - 20
  • 40'

    Substitution

    Ben Tameifuna on for Sipili Falatea · Bordeaux

  • 40'

    Substitution

    Marko Gazzotti on for Mahamadou Diaby · Bordeaux

  • Halftime 20 - 20
  • Second Half
  • 43'

    Yellow Card

    Ed Prowse · Northampton

  • 44'

    Penalty

    Maxime Lucu · Bordeaux

    20 - 23
  • 45'

    Yellow Card Complete

    Tommy Freeman · Northampton

  • 50'

    Substitution

    Pierre Bochaton on for Adam Coleman · Bordeaux

  • 53'

    Yellow Card Complete

    Ed Prowse · Northampton

  • 55'

    Try

    Cyril Cazeaux · Bordeaux

    20 - 28
  • 58'

    Substitution

    Ugo Boniface on for Jefferson Poirot · Bordeaux

  • 59'

    Substitution

    Elliot Millar Mills on for Trevor Davison · Northampton

  • 60'

    Substitution

    Craig Wright on for Curtis Langdon · Northampton

  • 60'

    Substitution

    Angus Scott-Young on for Tom Lockett · Northampton

  • 62'

    Substitution

    Connor Sa on for Maxime Lamothe · Bordeaux

  • 65'

    Substitution

    Tarek Haffar on for Emmanuel Iyogun · Northampton

  • 67'

    Substitution

    Bastien Vergnes Taillefer on for Pete Samu · Bordeaux

  • 72'

    Substitution

    Rohan Janse van Rensburg on for Yoram Moefana · Bordeaux

  • 72'

    Substitution

    Curtis Langdon on for Craig Wright · Northampton

  • 78'

    Substitution

    Tom James on for Alex Mitchell · Northampton

  • Fulltime 20 - 28

Player ratings

Northampton
  • 15 George Furbank –
  • 14 Tommy Freeman 7.5
  • 13 Fraser Dingwall 6.9
  • 12 Rory Hutchinson 6.1
  • 11 James Ramm –
  • 10 Fin Smith 5.9
  • 9 Alex Mitchell 6.0
  • 1 Emmanuel Iyogun 6.8
  • 2 Curtis Langdon 6.9
  • 3 Trevor Davison 6.4
  • 4 Temo Mayanavanua 6.5
  • 5 Tom Lockett 6.6
  • 6 Alex Coles 7.5
  • 7 Josh Kemeny 6.3
  • 8 Henry Pollock 6.0
  • 16 Craig Wright 5.8
  • 17 Tarek Haffar 6.3
  • 18 Elliot Millar Mills 5.9
  • 19 Ed Prowse 4.8
  • 20 Angus Scott-Young 5.7
  • 21 Tom James –
  • 22 Tom Litchfield 6.2
  • 23 Ollie Sleightholme 7.8
Bordeaux
  • 15 Romain Buros 7.4
  • 14 Damian Penaud 8.2
  • 13 Nicolas Depoortere 7.8
  • 12 Yoram Moefana 6.7
  • 11 Louis Bielle-Biarrey 7.2
  • 10 Matthieu Jalibert 6.7
  • 9 Maxime Lucu 7.3
  • 1 Jefferson Poirot 7.4
  • 2 Maxime Lamothe 6.7
  • 3 Sipili Falatea 6.8
  • 4 Adam Coleman 7.7
  • 5 Cyril Cazeaux 7.4
  • 6 Mahamadou Diaby 5.1
  • 7 Guido Petti 6.6
  • 8 Pete Samu 7.1
  • 16 Connor Sa 6.5
  • 17 Ugo Boniface 6.7
  • 18 Ben Tameifuna 6.0
  • 19 Pierre Bochaton 6.8
  • 20 Bastien Vergnes Taillefer 6.6
  • 21 Marko Gazzotti 6.1
  • 22 Arthur Retiere 6.5
  • 23 Rohan Janse van Rensburg –