A defeat that will linger long in the memory
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentThis match had been billed as the day Leinster would suffer mutilation by the Med. Instead, it was, or at least it seemed to be for the clutch of Leinster supporters sprinkled throughout the Velodrome,...
Madigan only lost the game because he tried to win it
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentLeinster will return home feeling that they have somehow restored their season after this extra-time defeat to Toulon, but in truth it was an average performance against a team that, apart from Leigh Halfpenny's...
Matt O'Connor left 'proud but incredibly disappointed'
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentThis was a forgettable match marked by a Leinster performance that will live long in the memory: an error-strewn slug-fest that was horrible to watch but for a compelling back-story which kept the viewer...
Toulon 25 Leinster 20: A defeat that will linger long in the memory
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentThis match had been billed as the day Leinster would suffer mutilation by the Med. Instead, it was, or at least it seemed to be for the clutch of Leinster supporters sprinkled throughout the Velodrome,...
George Hook: Ian Madigan only lost the game because he tried to win it
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentLeinster will return home feeling that they have somehow restored their season after this extra-time defeat to Toulon, but in truth it was an average performance against a team that, apart from Leigh Halfpenny's...
Toulon hold on to secure all-French Champions Cup final
1 decade ago by The TimesToulon 25 Leinster 20 (aet) This was not a great advert for European rugby. And it now gives the Champions Cup an all-French final, which is not the spectacle the new competition would have wanted...
Toulon 25 Leinster 20, match report: Bryan Habana's spark of genius breaks Irish hearts
1 decade ago by The TelegraphToulon 25 Leinster 20: South African capitalises on a late error deep into extra-time to book final spot
Heaslip: Leinster now focused on the league
1 decade ago by Leinster Rugby NewsLeinster skipper Jamie Heaslip admits his side must now refocus on the GUINNESS PRO12 after their European adventure came to an end in the most dramatic of circumstances against Toulon.
Heaslip: Leinster now focused on the league
1 decade ago by Leinster Rugby NewsLeinster skipper Jamie Heaslip admits his side must now refocus on the GUINNESS PRO12 after their European adventure came to an end in the most dramatic of circumstances against Toulon.
Jamie Heaslip: 'We lost as a team, not because of one error'
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentJamie Heaslip has leapt to the defence of Ian Madigan following his mis-placed pass in extra time that led to Toulon scoring the vital try in Leinster's Champions Cup semi-final defeat today.
