Stade Toulousain faces in the semi-final of the European Rugby Cup Leinster in Ireland in a huge shock with the flavor of revenge for the Toulousains who lost last season (17-40) at the same stage the competition against to the same opponents. Follow the game live.
16:24 – New try for the Irish (18-7)
The Leinstermen are clinical in this start of Leinster – Toulouse and repeat. Van der Flier finds Jack Conan on the edge of the sidelines who already scores a double in this meeting.
16:22 – Byrne converts (13-7)
Ross Byrne continues his faultless kick and converts the try scored by Jack Conan. The Leinstermen lead 13-7 in this Leinster – Toulouse.
16:20 – Leinster punishes Toulouse! (11-7)
The Leinstermen directly punish the Toulouse in numerical inferiority after a lot of work around the embut of the French. Conan is the marker.
16:19 – Thomas Ramos takes a yellow (6-7)
After a voluntary forward from Thomas Ramos, Wayne Barnes did not hesitate for a single second and warned the Toulousain. This is the first numerical superiority of this Leinster – Toulouse.
16:17 – A blow for Toulouse (6-7)
A quarter of an hour of play in this Leinster – Toulouse and Barassi must give way because of an injury. Graou replaces him and Antoine Dupont slips into the opening half.
16:16 – What a streak from the Irish (6-7)
The Leinstermen launch very quickly into the opposing camp in this Leinster – Toulouse. Thibaud Flament finally makes a handball error and interrupts the action of the Irish.
16:14 – It passes for Byrne (6-7)
Ross Byrne does not tremble and already scores his second penalty in this Leinster – Toulouse. The Irish come back to a small point of the Stadistes.
16:13 – A high tackle from Mauvaka (3-7)
Mauvaka is guilty of a high tackle in this Leinster – Toulouse. Ross Byrne can register a new penalty and bring his people back to a length.
16:11 – Ramos transforms (3-7)
Toulouse take a four-point lead in this Leinster – Toulouse thanks to Ahki’s try transformed by the impeccable Thomas Ramos.
16:10 – Toulouse scores the first try!
It is deserved for the Toulousains who unblock the situation in this Leinster – Toulouse. Antoine Dupont changes sides after a good breakthrough from Jack Willis. Ahki flattens!
16:08 – Hugo Keenan makes a good comeback
Very good return from Hugo Keenan who made a fair stop in his 22 meters after a clever kick from Mathhis Lebel who wanted to make the difference in his lane.
16:05 – Ross Byrne no problem
Ross Byrne has no problem opening the scoring in this Leinster – Toulouse. It’s 3-0 for the Irish.
16:04 – A first penalty
The first penalty for this Leinster – Toulouse is for the Irish after a foul from Aldegheri who was in an offside position. The Leinstermen can open the scoring.
16:03 – Mallia’s good cover
Juan Cruz Mallia covers well from a Leinstermen kick. The Irish had projected themselves very quickly into the opposing camp.
16:02 – Loss of Toulouse ball
The Toulousains had started well in this Leinster – Toulouse with a good sequence of interesting possession but Arnold let the ball slip away.
16:01 – And here we go!
Wayne Barnes kicks off this Leinster – Toulouse at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. The hour of revenge has come for the Stadistes who have a place in the final of the Champions Cup to fetch.
15:55 – Kick-off is approaching
The kick-off of this Leinster – Toulouse will be given in five minutes now by the English referee Wayne Barnes. A place in the Champions Cup final is at stake.
15:49 – The other semi-final
By planning a little before this Leinster – Toulouse, a 100% French Champions Cup final is possible because the other semi-final of the competition will pit Stade Rochelais against the Exeter Chiefs this Sunday.
15:42 – The threat Josh van der Flier
The one who was voted best player of the year 2022 is probably the main threat for the Stadistes. Josh van der Flier is quite simply the top scorer in the Champions Cup this season with 5 tries scored since the start of the competition.
15:35 – A long famine in Ireland
Before this Leinster – Toulouse, the Toulousains remain on a 26-year-long scarcity in Ireland since they have not won there since 1997. The Irish have imposed themselves on the last four confrontations which took place in residence.
15:28 – A record for Stade Toulousain
The Toulouse stadium achieves a small feat on the occasion of this Leinster – Toulouse. Indeed, the Red and Blacks are playing a fifth consecutive European Cup semi-final. This is unheard of in the history of rugby. As a reminder, Toulouse are the most successful in Europe with five coronations. Leinster have four.
15:21 – Ugo Mola justifies last season’s defeat
Ugo Mola tried to give some explanations for last season’s heavy defeat at Leinster – Toulouse (17-40) in the semi-final of the 2021/2022 Champions Cup: “There had been the Grand Slam of the XV of France. Many of our players had been enormously solicited, he recalled. Then there had been this triptych during which we had played against Ulster, Munster then Leinster in the space of four weeks away. We didn’t necessarily take the right options.”
15:14 – A revenge to take
On the occasion of this Leinster – Toulouse, the Toulouse have a revenge to take. Indeed, last year, at the same stage of the competition, the Red and Blacks had been swept away by the Irish (17-40). But today, Jonathan Sexton and James Lowe are absent when they were the main executioners of Toulouse last season.
15:07 – Team compositions
Here is a reminder of the two starting XVs of this Leinster – Toulouse. On the Irish side, Joe Cullen can count on the best player in the world of the year 2022 Van Der Flier but will have to do without the two Irish internationals Jonathan Sexton and James Lowe. Here is the composition of the Leinstermen: Keenan – Larmour, Ringrose, Ngatai, O’Brien – (o) R.Byrne, (m) Gibson-Park – Van der Flier, Conan, Doris – Ryan (cap.), Molony – Furlong, Sheenan, Porter.
Opposite, Ugo Mola records the return of Julien Marchand. But the hooker will start on the bench. Here is the Toulouse XV: Ramos – Mallia, Barassi, Ahki, Lebel – (o) Ntamack, (m) Dupont (cap.) – Flament, Cros, Willis – Meafou, Arnold – Aldegheri, Mauvaka, Baille.
15:00 – Hello everyone
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