Neil Treacy

19 phases, albeit 19 phases probably isn't ideal to be doing it in the 30 degree heat in the middle of the afternoon.

But it was a really good start.

All of a sudden you're 35-7 down.

It's game over.

It's like when you think about the previous finals they lost, the Saracens won, slowly got away from them in a bit of an arm wrestle.

The other three went right down to the final minutes of the game.

The real worry about this one was there were no championship minutes where this game was on the line.

And Steno, like one of the things after the game that Leo Cullen mentioned, that Caelan Dorris mentioned, that various players and coaches have mentioned was like not executing, not executing their chances.

But when I watched the match back on Monday afternoon, when I was back home,

When the game was actually in the balance, they didn't actually have a lot of chances.

Really, they scored from their opening opportunity.

The only other real chance they had to do any damage to Bordeaux was a sustained period at, I'm going to say it was 21-7 down.

They go through a lot of phases, Jack Kona knocks on the ball.

like the missed opportunities they're talking about are coming at 35-7, 35-12, when the game essentially is done at that stage.

There's a lot more to it than not taking your opportunities.

Some people have said it was overplaying, going through too many phases, deep out when the weather was like it was.

People have mentioned, I know Tyler Blandell mentioned on yesterday's press conference, just they completely lost the kick battle.

He referenced between minutes eight and 26.

They just had zero foothold in the game because Bordeaux were taking everything from the kick battle.

And I want to bring up the discipline again.