All you need to know as the most-decorated teams in European club rugby meet in the Champions Cup this weekend
Leinster and Toulouse also met at this stage of the Champions Cup last year., with Hugo Keenan, Josh van der Flier and James Lowe all crossing the try-line to help run up a statement scoreline of 40-17. Leinster would ultimately lose out in the 2022 Champions Cup final, undone by Ronan O’Gara’s La Rochelle.This is a season defining clash for both clubs, and given the gravity of the occasion, variables will be at play. This is not a cut-and-dry affair.
“When it comes down to it, it’s 15 blokes against another 15 blokes on the pitch,” Toulouse lock Jack Willis said. “An incredible atmosphere ... but I’m sure there will be a few Toulouse supporters heading there as well.” Leinster are favourites, top seeds, and on paper, should win. This is despite the conclusion of Leinster’s 17-game unbeaten run at the weekend,But Toulouse, five-time winners of Europe’s top rugby competition, should not be written off. Toulouse secondrow Richie Arnold said this week that his side are much stronger than the team that lost to Leinster in the Champions Cup semi-final last year.
“I think [we’re in a better place],” the Australia international said. “I think we learned a lot from last year’s defeat, just watching them, how they play.”
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