Advertisement League of Ireland Horse Racing TV Listings GAA Fixtures The Video Review Sport meets news, current affairs, society & pop culture Rugby Weekly Extra Dive into all the news and analysis 3 times a week The Football Family Weekly insights from the week’s big talking points Advertisement More Stories Maxime Lucu in action for Bordeaux-BèglesAlamy Stock Photo Freemarching on Historic Lamothe hat-trick sees Bordeaux set up repeat of last season's Top 14 final Lamothe became the first player to score three tries in a Top 14 knock-out game as Bordeaux-Begles defeated Toulon. 10.30pm, 21 Jun 2025 Share options HOOKER MAXIME LAMOTHE scored a historic hat-trick as Bordeaux-Begles beat Toulon 39-24 on Saturday to set-up a repeat of last season’s French Top 14 final. Lamothe became the first player to score three tries in a Top 14 knock-out game which helped clinch a place in next Saturday’s decider in Paris against holders and record 23-time champions Toulouse. Bordeaux-Begles will now eye a double after winning the Champions Cup a month ago and seek revenge for being hammered 59-3 in last year’s domestic final. New Zealand centre Leicester Fainga’anuku, Fiji winger Setariki Tuicuvu and Georgia prop Beka Gigashvili were Toulon’s try-scorers in their first French semi-final since 2017. Advertisement – © AFP 2025 View 5 comments Send Tip or Correction Embed this post To embed this post, copy the code below on your site Email “Historic Lamothe hat-trick sees Bordeaux set up repeat of last season's Top 14 final”. Recipient's Email Feedback on “Historic Lamothe hat-trick sees Bordeaux set up repeat of last season's Top 14 final”. Your Feedback Your Email (optional) Report a Comment Please select the reason for reporting this comment. Please give full details of the problem with the comment... This is YOUR comments community. Stay civil, stay constructive, stay on topic. Please familiarise yourself with our comments policy before taking part. 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