Toulouse
Conor Murray: Noel McNamara coaches Europe’s best attack – the IRFU could benefit some day
Coaches such as McNamara, Ronan O’Gara and Felix Jones should be top of the list whenever Irish provinces are hiring
Gordon D’Arcy: Leinster need to deliver against Ulster and use it as fuel for the big one
Winning in Belfast would prove Leo Cullen’s Champions Cup chasers have added steel to their game
Leinster are dreaming of a final, but 2025 should remind them not to dream too hard
Home advantage presents Leo Cullen’s men with a big opportunity but Toulon will also fancy their chances
Bordeaux beat Toulouse to reach Champions Cup semi-final against Bath
Reigning champions put four tries past Top 14 rivals to reach final four
It’s a pity Bordeaux and Toulouse are meeting so soon, but enjoy it all the same
Winners of Sunday’s Champions Cup quarter-final will be primed to take the title
Champions Cup: Bordeaux v Toulouse makes for a mouth-watering quarter-final
Should Leinster reach the final four, they’ll face the winner of Glasgow Warriors v Toulon
Matt Williams: How positive affirmations can give you buckets of self-belief
Sports psychologists swear by the technique of self-talk, and many players and teams are out there proving that it works
There are some things Ireland does better than other countries - we should remember that
Yes, it would be nice to be able to get a metro from Dublin Airport to the city centre, but let’s not forget the positives
‘We want to play this team’: Bayonne players relishing visit of ‘outstanding’ Leinster
But French side know their next Top 14 game is higher priority than Champions Cup fixture
Champions Cup: Toulouse shocked by Saracens as Bordeaux thrash Northampton
Wrap: Harlequins seal last-16 spot with Stormers thrashing
‘I want to honour the jersey as best I can’: Ben Healy relishing stint in Tour de France yellow
Taking yellow on Monday was the stuff of dreams for the Irish cyclist
Gerry Thornley: The true story of Leinster in the 2020s is one of remarkable success
Province’s ability to keep climbing off the canvas after agonising setbacks shows an admirable inner strength
Who can challenge the dominance by French clubs of European rugby?
Top 14 clubs are dominating European rugby and the end does not appear in sight
Ugly sense of entitlement has seeped into Irish rugby fan culture
Leinster’s Champions Cup exit has led to mob-like criticism of the team and their coach
Gerry Thornley: Leinster’s latest heartbreak in Europe shows they are human after all
Cullen’s men face a painful postmortem to rival that of the 2023 final when Leinster let slip a 23-7 lead against La Rochelle
Bordeaux Bègles thrash injury-ravaged Toulouse to reach Champions Cup final
Louis Bielle-Biarrey stars with two tries to set up final meeting with Northampton
Stuck paratrooper prevents play before Toulouse’s Champions Cup match
Stricken army captain was dangling 30 metres up at the Stadium de Toulouse
Champions Cup wrap: Bordeaux Bègles and Toulouse maintain winning records
Stormers thrash Sale Sharks in Cape Town
Gordon D’Arcy: If the Champions Cup is not changed, it will drift into obscurity
Despite brilliant recent performances by Toulouse and Bordeaux, it’s clear the existing format of rugby’s top club competition does not work
No game illustrated the widening gulf between Europe’s elite and the rest than Toulouse’s mauling of Ulster
The Irish challenge for the Champions Cup is reliant on Leinster, and that is not healthy for Irish rugby
Champions Cup Sunday as it happened: Leinster and Toulouse win
Toulouse thrash Ulster, then Leinster come out on top 35-12 against Bristol
Toulouse run Ulster ragged in statement Champions Cup win
French side bag nine tries on way to 61-21 win
Ulster’s Champions Cup opener against Toulouse a daunting away fixture
Coach Richie Murphy cautiously optimistic of overturning title-holders if province reduces errors and finds consistency
URC and Premiership could learn a thing or two from Top 14
French top-tier league has on and off-field buoyancy like no other league in the world
Leinster hoping for a Toulouse Top 14 win to boost Champions Cup seeding
Leo Cullen’s side would bag a top seeding if the French giants can complete the double
Key decision against Leinster highlights risk of refereeing system failure
A worrying cohort of referees appear dependent on their TMO comfort blanket
Irish fans must accept their provinces may never have the resources to win the Champions Cup
Before last week’s final, in a straw poll conducted across several former Leinster players, they all believed that Toulouse would win
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