Bru revels in 'pride' after Bordeaux dethrone Toulouse to reach maiden Champions Cup final
Bordeaux-Begles coach Yannick Bru revelled in his "pride" after his side beat reigning champions Toulouse to reach their first Champions Cup final.
The top seeds prevailed 35-18 to dethrone the title holders in the all-Top 14 clash at Matmut Atlantique, and set up a showdown with Northampton Saints in the showpiece match on May 24.
Louis Bielle-Biarrey crossed twice, while Peter Samu, Pierre Bochaton and Benjamin Tameifuna also went over for the hosts.
Dimitri Delibes and Pierre-Louis Barassi scored tries for Toulouse, but it proved academic as the visitors' hopes of claiming a record-breaking seventh crown were extinguished.
Bordeaux also avenged their defeat by Toulouse at this stage in 2021, and Bru was pleased by the way his side made amends four years on.
A first #InvestecChampionsCup Final@UBBRugby will go for their first star in Cardiff after they beat the defending champions Stade Toulousain by 35 points to 18
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"My main feeling right now is pride; pride for what my players have done," he said. "They really got stuck throughout the week building up to today, and really believed they could do it.
"We're that bit extra pleased to have learnt from last time, and to have learnt that celebrating just the occasion of getting to a semi-final can come back to bite you.
"So many of the guys had an amazing game, so it's impossible to single out any one of them.
"The guys showed up all over the pitch today, and it was really in the closing stages that we exploited their weaknesses."