It’s always fun previewing a final – especially before the teams are announced… and I got to do two for ESPN ahead of the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup showpieces in Bilbao.
All eyes are on Bilbao this weekend as Leinster, Racing 92, the Cardiff Blues and Gloucester contest this season’s European finals.
So, as fans from England, France, Ireland and Wales nervously check into their hastily booked — and pricey — Basque accommodation, we look at where the games will be won and lost
James Harrington: Freelance sports journalist 