Boredeaux-Bègles fully loaded with French heavyweights for Connacht clash

Bordeaux-Begles' French fly-half Matthieu Jalibert kicks and scores a penalty.

Hopes that Bordeaux-Bègles would leave some of their stars at home have not materialised and the French heavyweights will come to the Sportsground almost fully loaded for the opening game of the Champions Cup.

Bordeaux-Bègles had half a dozen players in the French World Cup squad and four of them are starting in Galway.