Defending champions Stade Toulousain lost in the semi-finals of the Champions Cup against the Irish side Leinster (40-17).
The Toulouse, led by Antoine Dupont, could not do anything against Jonathan Sexton’s Leinster. From the start of the meeting, the Irish took the reins, despite a try conceded by the essential Antoine Dupont for Toulouse (3-7, 8th).
End of the European adventure.
Our Stadistes do not accomplish the feat of beating Leinster on his Aviva lawn, and are eliminated from the Champions Cup.
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– Stade Toulousain (@StadeToulousain) May 14, 2022
Unfortunately for Ugo Molas’ men, the Irish from Leinster, four-time European champions, regained the upper hand in the space of 5 minutes: two converted tries from James Lowe and Josh Van der Flier allowed the locals to clearly take the advantage after 20 minutes (20-7).
Another French club in the final for Leinster
After the break (23-10), the pace did not drop at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. A few minutes after returning to the field, James Lowe scored another try, which Stade Toulousain hooker Selevasio Tolofua (30-17, 66th) quickly responded to. At the end of the game, the Irish will definitely smash the dreams of a new final for Toulouse with a last converted try from Hugo Keenan (40-17, 79th).
The disillusion is great for the Stade Toulousain of Ugo Molas and its players. For Leinster, the journey is not over: their eyes will be on the Lens side, where Racing 92 and La Rochelle will face off on Sunday, May 15, in the second semi-final of the European Cup. Before a final to be played in Marseille on May 28.