Ahead perhaps for england. to rugby union now and there was a great win for leicester tigers who beat bordeaux 16 13 in france on the opening weekend of the european champions cup. leicester currently lead the english premiership with 9 wins from 9 and guy porter was first across the line in france. there was cause for concern when harry potter suddenly vanished before magically re appearing moments later. but bordeaux struck back with a perhaps a stint at hogwarts did enough there. but bordeaux struck back with a try before the break after which penalties were exchanged and it was 13 all with a few minutes on the clock. one more followed from the boot of george ford , leaving leicester to celebrate victory on their return to the european elite. toulouse began the defence of their title with a 39 points to 7 thrashing of cardiff. a superb kick from world player of the year antoine du pont found artur bonnevalfor the bonus point winning fourth try.
Thrashing of cardiff. a superb kick from world player of the year antoine du pont found artur bonnevalfor the bonus point winning fourth try. disappointment for bath who were outplayed by leinster at the aviva stadium. jamison gibson park went over twice in a seven try thrashing that earned the four time champions a bonus point. bath scored two tries and gabe hamer webb s late consolation meant they avoided their biggest ever defeat in european compettion 45 20 the final score. european competition. 45 20 the final score. coole cody took the headlines at cheltenham as he won the racing post gold cup. the 12 1 shot ridden by adam wedge held his nerve to hold off zanza and midnight shadow to finish two lengths clear. the victory is a moment to remember for coole cody who had led at the paddy power gold cup last month but fell at the second last fence. and four time world championjohn higgins continued his recent superioirty over ronnie o sullivan beating him 6 1 at the scottish open. hig