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Overview
- RC Lens beat OGC Nice 3-1 at the Stade de France on Friday to win the club’s first Coupe de France with goals from Florian Thauvin, Odsonne Édouard and Abdallah Sima.
- The victory caps a standout season for Lens that included a second-place Ligue 1 finish and qualification for next season’s UEFA Champions League.
- Thousands of supporters welcomed the team back to Bollaert in the early hours and a public parade was scheduled in Lens to celebrate the cup triumph.
- Union Bordeaux-Bègles retained the European Champions Cup with a 41-19 win over Leinster on Saturday, completing an unbeaten campaign powered by Louis Bielle-Biarrey and Matthieu Jalibert.
- Leinster’s heavy defeat continues a run of recent final losses for the province while Nice must now prepare for relegation play-offs against AS Saint-Étienne, underscoring immediate sporting and financial stakes for the losing clubs.