Champions Cup chaos 🔥 French Giants Rampant in knockout carnage

The Champions Cup last 16 delivered absolute carnage — huge scorelines, big momentum swings and one of the clearest examples you’ll see of how a game can completely flip. This week on Maul or Nothing, we break down the defining moments of the weekend — from Bath’s front-row impact to Bordeaux running riot — plus everything else across a stacked knockout round. ⸻ 🧠 INSIDE THE EPISODE: •🏉 Bath 31–22 Saracens — how the front-row switches flipped the entire game •💥 Thomas du Toit masterclass (MOTM performance) •🔁 Can a referee change shift momentum mid-game? •⚔️ Barbeary vs Willis — elite No.8 battle •🔴 Bordeaux 64–14 Leicester — try-of-the-season madness (LBB, Penaud, Rayasi) •🌍 Toulon vs Stormers thriller + Sale edge Quins •🐻 Bristol Bears — where it slipped, and why it was already gone 👉 “14–14 while Lahiff was on… damage done before that.” •🇫🇷 Max’s French food jaunt 🍷 •💼 Courtney Lawes to Sale & England implications •💰 Henry Pollock the millionaire?! ⸻ 🎙️ ALSO: •Ryan LIVE at Saints vs Castres — including that interview moment •Plus Glasgow vs Bulls & Leinster vs Edinburgh •Listener reaction to the now infamous “prostate episode”… ⸻ 🔐 SPONSOR — NORDVPN This episode is sponsored by NordVPN 👉 EXCLUSIVE DEAL: https://www.nordvpn.com/maul ✔️ 30-day money-back guarantee ✔️ 4 extra months FREE on the 2-year plan ✔️ Use code MAUL ⸻ 📈 SUPPORT THE SHOW 👍 Like the video 🔔 Subscribe for weekly rugby analysis 🎧 Listen on Acast, Spotify & Apple Podcasts 📲 Follow for clips & behind-the-scenes 03:05 Bears tough trip to Toulouse - but it wasn't Max's fault! 12:57 Bears season prospects from here 19:08 NORD VPN 21:31 Northampton Saints v Castre 24:21 Henry Pollock signing for Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Agency 28:57 Saints v Castres cont. - thoughts from the pitch side pundit 32:57 The Ryan Wilson comeback! 35:13 Bath v Saris 39:32 Alfie Barbeary 43:00 Return of the Lawmaker - Courtney Lawes to Sale (and England?) 45:02 Geoff Parling v Craig Doyle 46:55 Glasgow Warriors v Bulls 50:59 Toulon v Stormers 53:36 Bordeaux v Leicester 58:11 Quins v Sale 59:32 Jibulu's biting citing 01:02:12 Leinster v Edinburgh 01:03:13 Reiko Ioane; Smell My Finger 01:04:22 Champions Cup QF Predictions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.