Summary

  • Northampton Saints thrash Bulls to reach Champions Cup semi-finals

  • Brilliant Saints score nine tries in dazzling victory at Franklin's Gardens

  • Northampton will travel to Dublin's Croke Park to face Leinster in May

  • Leinster crushed defending champions La Rochelle 40-13 to reach last four

  • Harlequins edged out Bordeaux-Begles 42-41 to make semi-finals for first time

  • They will face Toulouse or Exeter who play on Sunday

  1. converted try

    Converted try - Bordeaux 36-42 Harlequinspublished at 16:54 British Summer Time 13 April

    Tyrone Green (con: Smith)

    Tyrone Green goes over in the corner, but was that a forward pass to the full-back?

    No - Louis Lynagh did superbly to hook it around to his left, with Green then tumbling over.

    Marcus Smith lands another great conversion and Quins are six points ahead again.

    What a game!

  2. Postpublished at 70 mins

    Bordeaux 36-35 Harlequins

    Marcus Smith tries a long-rtange drop goal and it bounces back off the post!

    This is a real slug-fest, like a bout from a Rocky film.

  3. Disallowed trypublished at 16:51 British Summer Time 13 April

    Bordeaux 36-35 Harlequins

    Riley didn't quite keep control of it, and heartbreakingly for Quins it is chalked off.

    We go again.

  4. try

    Try - Bordeaux 36-40 Harlequinspublished at 16:49 British Summer Time 13 April

    Sam Riley

    The supersub does it again!

    The replacement hooker burrows over after a lineout - but there is a TMO check...It was given on the field.

  5. converted try

    Converted try - Bordeaux 36-35 Harlequinspublished at 16:44 British Summer Time 13 April

    Madosh Tambwe (con: Lucu)

    A scintillating score sees the hosst finally take the lead!

    Louis Bielle-Biarrey collected his own chip to eldue Louis Lynagh, then Romain Buros took it on before he fed Madosh Tambwe, with the substitute racing over under the posts.

    The try is converted and Bordeaux are a point ahead.

  6. Postpublished at 16:43 British Summer Time 13 April

    Bordeaux 29-35 Harlequins

    A few Quins shoulders seemed to slump after that last try, it must seem like one of those dreams that never seems to get near the end.

  7. converted try

    Converted try - Bordeaux 29-35 Harlequinspublished at 16:38 British Summer Time 13 April

    Louis Bielle-Biarrey (con: Lucu)

    The hosts hit back again!

    Romain Buros shimmies down the left into Quins' half, before feeding Louis Bielle-Biarrey to allow the winger enough time to skate over the line for another superb try. That's nine so far today.

    Lucu puts over the conversion and Quins have got to dig deep again.

  8. converted try

    Converted try - Bordeaux 22-35 Harlequinspublished at 16:34 British Summer Time 13 April

    Alex Dombrandt (con: Smith)

    No signs of tiredness here as Quins extend the lead once again!

    A lineout five meters out is perfectly executed, with Alex Dombrandt shepherding the ball down to the line before Marcus Smith curls over a tough conversion from the left.

  9. Postpublished at 55 mins

    Bordeaux 22-28 Harlequins

    Quins are tiring, having hardly had the ball since the resumption, while the hosts are getting stronger despite the heat.

  10. Penalty - Bordeaux 22-28 Harlequinspublished at 16:29 British Summer Time 13 April

    Lucu

    Maxime Lucu lands the kick and Quins' lead is down to just six points.

  11. Postpublished at 16:29 British Summer Time 13 April

    Bordeaux 19-28 Harlequins

    Bordeaux will get a chance to cut the deficit with a penalty just inside Quins' half.

  12. Postpublished at 49 mins

    Bordeaux 19-28 Harlequins

    Quins break the shackles with a cute chip and chase from Tyrone Green, but the move ends when Alex Dombrandt knocks it on.

  13. Postpublished at 48 mins

    Bordeaux 19-28 Harlequins

    Quins have not left their half yet, this is going to be a long second half especially with the heat factored in.

    Quins v BordeauxImage source, gett
  14. Postpublished at 46 mins

    Bordeaux 19-28 Harlequins

    Brilliant tackles from Lynagh and Porter deny Bordeaux's next attack just short of the line.

    The hosts are all over Quins at the moment.

  15. converted try

    Converted try - Bordeaux 19-28 Harlequinspublished at 16:16 British Summer Time 13 April

    Nicolas Depoortere (con: Lucu)

    Wow!

    Nicolas Depoortere picks the ball up off his bootlaces on the 22, then runs on an angle between two Quins to strecth an arm out to the corner for flag for a wonderful try.

    Lucu makes a hard conversion look ridiculously easy.

  16. Kick-offpublished at 41 mins

    Bordeaux 12-28 Harlequins

    Here we go, with Will Porter hoofing clear to halfway from the 22 to clear some early danger.

  17. Postpublished at 16:12 British Summer Time 13 April

    Bordeaux 12-28 Harlequins

    Don't forget that Quins have never been any further than the last eight in this competition, while Bordeaux have only made the semis once.

    Quins rugbyImage source, Getty Images
  18. Half-timepublished at 16:06 British Summer Time 13 April

    Bordeaux 12-28 Harlequins

    Quins started like a train beofre running out of steam a bit halfway through the half. But they are now back on track, with a first semi-final in this competition tantalisingly within reach!

  19. converted try

    Converted try - Bordeaux 12-28 Harlequinspublished at 40 mins

    Will Evans (con: Smith)

    Quins rumble to the line with Irne Herbst, before Will Evans burrows through nad just onto the whitewash.

    Smith plonks over the conversion and Quins go to the break 16 points in the lead!

  20. Postpublished at 34 mins.

    Bordeaux 12-21 Harlequins

    Bordeaux go right and it should be a walk-in but the ball is spilled in midfield. Lucu is apopleptic.