Leinster and Stade Toulouse, the two biggest enemies of the Old Continent, face each other on Saturday May 25 in the final of the Champions Cup.
The Toulouse people, who have not lost a national or continental final since 2008, have scores to settle with the “Leinstermen”.
Follow the clash between the two most successful teams in Europe with us from 3:45 p.m.
FUTURE
Champions Cup – Final
May 25, 2024, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London (England)
PREMATCH
The toss was carried out by the two captains, Caelan Doris and Antoine Dupont.
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The Rouge et Noir will challenge their greatest enemy, Leinster, who stopped them at the gates of the final, in 2019, 2022 and 2023. Although rid of Toulouse, the Irish province did not manage to go all the way, falling in the final against Saracens (2019) and Stade Rochelais (2022 and 2023).
PREMATCH
Toulouse have not lost in a final since a defeat against Munster (16-13) in 2008. Since then, they have made eight finals in a row, in all competitions. Eight finals, six Top 14s and two Champions Cups, from which they emerged victorious.
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The Place du Capitole in Toulouse is red with people.
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A blue tide will sweep over the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
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No team is doing better than Stade Toulouse on the continental scene this season. The Rouge et Noir have scored 311 points and registered 46 tries in this campaign. Leinster, which nevertheless appears to be one of the references, has 92 points and 16 tries less than the Pink City club.
PREMATCH
Irresistible in this Champions Cup, Antoine Dupont’s teammates hope to win their sixth star. And they have a good chance of succeeding. TF1info tells you why.
COMPOSITION
The starting XV of Stade Toulouse: Kinghorn – Mallia, Costes, Ahki, Lebel – (o) Ntamack, (m) Dupont (captain) – Cros, Roumat, Willis – Meafou, Flament – Aldegheri, Mauvaka, Baille.
Substitutes: Marchand, Neti, Merkler, Arnold, Brennan, Graou, Chocobares, Ramos.
COMPOSITION
Leinster Rugby Starting XV: Keenan – Larmour, Henshaw, Osborne, Lowe – (o) Byrne, (m) Gibson-Park – Connors, Doris (captain), Baird – Jenkins, McCarthy – Furlong, Sheehan, Porter.
Substitutes: Kelleher, Healy, Ala’Alatoa, Ryan, Conan, McGrath, Frawley, Van der Flier.
WELCOME
Hello everyone. Welcome to TF1info to follow the Champions Cup final, a unique poster opposing the two most successful teams, Leinster and Stade Toulouse. Kick-off will be given at 3:45 p.m. at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, by English referee Matthew Carley.
Toulouse on the roof of Europe? After two seasons without a final, Stade Toulouse, five-time winner of the Champions Cup, which it lifted for the last time in 2021, is 80 minutes away from regaining its place at the top of the continental hierarchy. Saturday May 25 (at 3:45 p.m., live commentary on TF1info), the “Rouge et Noir” will challenge their greatest enemy, Leinster, who stopped them three times (2019, 2022 and 2023) on the verge of the final.
“We will have these matches in mind. We will analyze them and try to build on everything that did not work to do better this time”assured AFP the opener Romain Ntamack, before returning to the Irish province. “It will be a dream final if we have the chance to win in the end. But it is true that playing a final against Leinster, who are after us the second most successful team in Europe (four titles against five for Toulouse, editor’s note), makes everyone salivate.”
Toulouse king of the finals
While they dream of grabbing a sixth star, Ugo Mola’s men advance against Leinster with “a very high level of confidence”, in the words of Toulouse second row Thibaud Flament. Armed to aim for final victory, on neutral ground, and not in the hell of Dublin, the Haut-Garonnais have the experience of finals on their side. They know how to play these big matches better than anyone.
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