Bulls must overcome poor form, record

The Bulls need to stop the torrent of tries scored against them when they play their first 2025 Champions Cup match against Bordeaux Bègles at Loftus tomorrow.

- Nicholas Zaal

The teams clash in their first Pool 4 match at 5.15pm, with both on a two-game losing streak in their respective leagues.

Bordeaux, however, are the defending champions of the first-tier EPCR tournament and will carry confidence into the fixture. The Bulls crashed out of last year’s pool stage with just one win, beating Stade Français after losses to Saracens, Northampton Saints and Castres.

They dropped to the second-tier Challenge Cup, defeating Aviron Bayonnais 32-22 in the round of 16 but losing 34-28 to Edinburgh in the quarterfinals.