Because yes, if there is only one match between clubs (more exactly, between province and club) to see this season, it is this one. The road to Dublin passes through Dublin for Leinster as for Stade Toulousain. In other words, to hope to play the Champions Cup final on May 20 at the Aviva Stadium, against La Rochelle or Exeter (answer on Sunday), you must first win the semi-final, this Saturday in the same Aviva Stadium. . Well, the task is a priori easier for the Irish province, which evolves at home as in 8th and quarter, by the grace of its first place in the group stage. Opposite, Toulouse is a terror in the Top 14, but much less comfortable in the Dublin temple.
Ugo Mola’s team have already tried twice to win a half there and had problems: Leinster beat them in 2019 (30-12), then last season (40-17). But hey, who knows… Leinster is deprived of two stars through injury, strategist Jonathan Sexton and winger James Lowe, while the Toulouse stars arrive much less rinsed than in 2022 after the Grand Slam of the XV of France.
“Because it’s time to calm the Irish down a bit, as the World Cup approaches, we meet at 3:30 p.m.