{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64ef6d9e5464d50011bafece/6a12100742bb55037b9fbb46?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Leinster suffer Champions Cup humbling at the hands of Bordeaux","description":"<p>Both Leinster and Ulster struck early in their respective finals, only to be pegged back soon after as both sides suffered chastening defeats.</p><p><br></p><p>Is this Leinster's most damaging final defeat since they last won the Champions Cup in 2018?</p><p><br></p><p>Did the heat and conditions suit the French sides? And how do the provinces close the gap on Bordeaux, Montpellier and others from the Top 14?</p><p><br></p><p>Nathan Johns and Gerry Thornley are in Bilbao as they dissect defeats for Leinster and Ulster on a damaging European weekend for Irish rugby.</p><p><br></p><p>Produced by John Casey.</p>","author_name":"The Irish Times "}