Champions Cup

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Toulouse’s Jack Willis has game to remember in Champions Cup final

Failure to execute against Toulouse will haunt Leinster more than turning down kicks at goal

Jamie Osborne and Joe McCarthy are young players who can only gain from the experience

Leinster evaluate loss as Toulouse celebrate victory in Europe

This was only the third final to be decided in extra-time and as in 1996 against Cardiff in the Arms Park and 2005 against Stade Francais in Murrayfield, Toulouse emerged triumphant again

Five things we learned from Leinster’s Champions Cup defeat to Toulouse

Marginal calls; Toulouse repel Leinster maul; Frawley’s high stakes hit and miss; Leinster fail to exploit extra man; time for a TMO shot clock?

‘More understudies than finishers’ - French media highlight Leinster bench and Toulouse defence

Toulouse have won the last nine finals they have played in thanks to their ‘legendary ability to bend without breaking’

Leo Cullen: ‘Everyone’s devastated in there now, they poured a hell of a lot into it’

Leinster head coach and senior players confident they can rebound from their latest Champions Cup final defeat

TV View: Rollercoaster of emotion ends on a low note for Leinster once again

Talk of refocusing on the URC campaign rang hollow after a third straight Champions Cup final defeat

Turnovers cost Leinster dearly in tight match with Toulouse

It is not in Leinster’s character to be so feckless with the ball, as they were beaten in Champions Cup final

Leinster fall at the final hurdle again as Toulouse take sixth Champions Cup title

Antoine Dupont was the difference between the sides as French side prevail after extra-time

Leinster 22 Toulouse 31 FT: Champions Cup final as it happened

Irish province beaten by French side in extra time in what was a bitter defeat

Leinster 22 Toulouse 31: How the Leinster players rated in the Champions Cup final

Henshaw, Sheehan and McCarthy stand out despite agonising defeat

Leinster v Toulouse preview: Using recent Champions Cup hurt as motivation will be inevitable for Leinster

No match-up in club rugby could provide such a clash of scrum-halves and hookers

Champions Cup: Serial winners Leinster and Toulouse a double act with a difference

Province edges head-to-head eight to six, but have since added two more semi-final wins at the Aviva in last two seasons

Leinster v Toulouse: Jamison Gibson-Park v Antoine Dupont is decisive duel in Champions Cup final

The Champions Cup pits the best two scrumhalves in the world against each other; victory could depend on which manages to exert more influence

Leinster v Toulouse: What could go wrong on a busy day of London sport?

Toulouse have become far too familiar with extra-time ties for comfort; Discipline a key for the French side in years gone past

Gerry Thornley: Once again the Champions Cup final rescues the tournament

Teams such as the Bulls fielding weakened sides has harmed competitive balance while the jury is still out on South Africa’s participation

Analysis: How Leinster have had Toulouse’s number and can they do it again?

Leinster likely to flood ruck and blitz as tactic proved effective when limiting La Rochelle’s powerful forward carriers

Leinster v Toulouse: Cullen calls for bench impact with Ryan, Conan and van der Flier among the replacements

Leinster opt for a 6-2 forward split on the bench, as Ciarán Frawley is preferred to Jimmy O’Brien

Leinster vs Toulouse: Champions Cup final TV details, kick-off time and team news

All you need to know ahead of Saturday’s European decider at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London

Matt Williams: Toulouse are formidable, but Leinster’s mentality monsters could earn fairy-tale ending

Whoever responds best to rugby’s oldest question could prevail in Saturday’s Champions Cup final

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