Overview
- Bordeaux-Bègles, which won 38-26 on Sunday in Europe's top club competition, booked a title defence against Leinster in Bilbao on May 23.
- The French side led 24-12 at half-time after tries by Marko Gazzotti, Louis Bielle-Biarrey and Maxime Lucu, then pulled away late through Ben Tameifuna and Temo Matiu.
- Bath stayed in touch through two Will Muir scores and tries by Louie Hennessey and Tom Carr-Smith as Finn Russell added six points from the tee.
- Russell said soft penalties and missed chances cost Bath, and head coach Johann van Graan questioned why three alleged high tackles on Alfie Barbeary were not fully reviewed by the TMO.
- A 10-minute weather delay preceded a sold-out 42,000 crowd in Bordeaux, where Matthieu Jalibert's flair and Lucu's 13 points underlined the champions' form.