Champions Cup exclusive: YouTube to show Northampton vs Bordeaux final – City AM

Tuesday 20 May 2025 1:58 pm The Investec Champions Cup final between Northampton Saints and Bordeaux will be shown by Premier Sports on YouTube. Northampton Saints’ attempt to win the European Champions Cup for the first time in 25 years against Bordeaux on Saturday is set to be made available free-to-air throughout the UK on YouTube and Welsh broadcaster S4C.  City AM has learned that negotiations between UK rights holders Premier Sports and tournament organisers EPCR are at an advanced stage, and confirmation that the final at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff will be available for free is expected shortly.  S4C have had the rights to show two Champions Cup and Challenge Cup matches from each round in Wales all season, but the tournament has been broadcast exclusively on Premier Sports in England.   With Northampton bidding to become the first English winners since Exeter Chiefs five years ago however, Premier Sports are understood to have waived exclusivity in order to attract a bigger audience and boost the competition’s profile. Live on S4C As a result the final will be broadcast live across the UK on all S4C platforms: linear television in Wales, S4C on iPlayer and S4C’s YouTube channel. The
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