Bordeaux beat Leicester 42-28 to reach Champions Cup quarter-finals

Union Bordeaux-Begles beat Leicester Tigers 42-28 on Sunday to reach the Investec Champions Cup quarter-finals.

Leicester led 21-14 at halftime at Stade Chaban-Delmas in Bordeaux, but the French side took control after the break. Reports said Bordeaux scored four tries in six minutes in a decisive second-half surge.

BBC Sport reported the result as a superb home win for Bordeaux that knocked the Tigers out of Europe. Official EPCR match information confirmed the round of 16 fixture and the venue.

The victory sends Bordeaux into the next stage of the tournament and ends Leicester’s Champions Cup campaign.

It was a powerful response from Bordeaux after trailing at the interval, and another reminder of how quickly knockout rugby can swing.