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Leinster’s Scott Fardy celebrates his try against Toulouse during their Heineken Champions Cup semi-final at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin. Photograph: ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan
Leinster set up a brutal battle with Saracens in bid for historic title

The quarter-finals delivered in spades to produce an aristocratic last four and the semi-finals, in their own way, had a similar effect. Leinster’s (...)

Ross Byrne: “He leads the team well; he’s a very clear understanding of what’s expected and how we want to play the game. So, no issues with Ross, he’s been fantastic,” says Leo Cullen. Photograph: Laszlo
Leinster facing a colossal stress test in terms of squad depth

Heineken Champions Cup Pool Two, Leinster v Toulouse Venue: RDS Kick-off: 1pm On TV: Live On Virgin Media, Ch4, BT Sport If(...)

Toulouse players celebrate the victory over Bath at the Recreation Ground last weekend. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho
Toulouse are back but the aristocratic aura is gone

Toulouse are back, literally if not figuratively. Having won the Heineken Champions Cup a joint record four times and been ever-presents since the to(...)

At the Heineken Champions Cup launch in Dublin; Jarrad Butler (Connacht), Jordi Murphy (Ulster), Callum Gibbins (Glasgow Warriors), Ken Owens (Scarlets), Luke Hamilton (Edinburgh), Peter O’Mahony (Munster), Jonathan Sexton (Leinster) and Ellis Jenkins (Cardiff Blues). Photograph: Inpho/Billy Stickland
Champions Cup: Gerry Thornley's club-by-club guide

Pool One      Leinster Coach: Leo Cullen. Last season: Champions. How they qualified: EC champions and Pro14 champion(...)

Louis Picamoles and Johnny Sexton wil meet again when Leinster take on Nortahmpton in Pool 4 of the Champions Cup. Photograph: Loic Venance/AFP/Getty Images)
Champions Cup lowdown: Irish pools broken down, players to watch and betting guide

There is no obvious ‘Pool of Death’, but the four Irish provinces face a tall order to qualify It is four years since Leinster won the then Heineke(...)

Ulster’s Irish winger Andrew Trimble is tackled by three Toulouse players during Sunday’s clash at the Ernest Wallon Stadium in Toulouse. Photograph: Pascal Pavan/Getty
Spirited Ulster complete the double over Toulouse

Toulouse 23 Ulster 25 Two performances, nine days apart, disparate in substance but no less a delight, as Ulster clambered back into contention for(...)

Les Kiss has made just two changes to his Ulster side for Sunday’s trip to play Toulouse. Photograph: Inpho
Les Kiss makes two changes as Ulster go for famous Toulouse double

Les Kiss has made two changes to his Ulster side as the province look to complete a famous double over Toulouse on Sunday. Ulster routed the French(...)

Toulouse scrumhalf Sebastien Bezy says return trip will be hard for Ulster. Photograph: Remy Gabalda/AFP/Getty Images
Les Kiss’s men hungry to rub salt in Toulouse wounds

A conflux of historical precedent and statistical data illustrates the magnitude of the task facing Ulster at the Stade Earnest Wallon on Sunday. Th(...)

Ulster coach Les Kiss: says Toulouse’s “unpredictability, from selection to style, is a real danger”. Photograph: Brian Little/Presseye/Inpho
Injury toll a concern as Ulster’s fate hangs in the balance

Ulster coach Les Kiss remains stoic in the face of a spiralling injury list. The alternative offers nothing more productive than a headache. Iain He(...)

Toulouse’s French fullback Maxime Medard scores a try against Oyonnax in the Champions Cup. Photograph: Pascal Pavani/AFP/Getty Images
Champions Cup round-up: Pro12 sides endure weekend to forget

It was left to Ospreys to haul a solitary scrap of pride among Pro12 sides from a weekend in which all seven teams in action in the Champions Cup left(...)

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