Yet a post-match melee saw Pollock appear to gesture to his throat following a fracas that involved Pete Samu, Tevita Tatafu and Jefferson Poirot and appeared to be sparked by a clash between Saints skipper Fraser Dingwall and Bordeaux-Begles fly half Matthieu Jalibert.

Damian Penaud calls a mark to calm things down. That could be spoken about in the stands of the Gardens for years to come if Northampton win this. It reminds me of Dupont's tackle against Hansen in the Six Nations. Tom Lockett has come out of a maul and somehow dragged Bordeaux's player backwards.

Bordeaux-Begles has won its first Champions Cup rugby title after holding off Northampton 28-20 in the final at Principality Stadium.