Toulouse

Toulouse have won the last nine finals they have played in thanks to their ‘legendary ability to bend without breaking’

Leinster head coach and senior players confident they can rebound from their latest Champions Cup final defeat

Talk of refocusing on the URC campaign rang hollow after a third straight Champions Cup final defeat

It is not in Leinster’s character to be so feckless with the ball, as they were beaten in Champions Cup final

Antoine Dupont was the difference between the sides as French side prevail after extra-time

Irish province beaten by French side in extra time in what was a bitter defeat

No match-up in club rugby could provide such a clash of scrum-halves and hookers

Province edges head-to-head eight to six, but have since added two more semi-final wins at the Aviva in last two seasons

The Champions Cup pits the best two scrumhalves in the world against each other; victory could depend on which manages to exert more influence

Toulouse have become far too familiar with extra-time ties for comfort; Discipline a key for the French side in years gone past

Teams such as the Bulls fielding weakened sides has harmed competitive balance while the jury is still out on South Africa’s participation

Leinster likely to flood ruck and blitz as tactic proved effective when limiting La Rochelle’s powerful forward carriers

Leinster opt for a 6-2 forward split on the bench, as Ciarán Frawley is preferred to Jimmy O’Brien

All you need to know ahead of Saturday’s European decider at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London

Whoever responds best to rugby’s oldest question could prevail in Saturday’s Champions Cup final

Scotland international appears to have recovered from a broken nose meaning he is the favourite to once again pip his French counterpart

No longer a fringe player, the 23-year-old says this season’s progress to the Champions Cup final ‘means a little more’

Hugo Keenan and James Ryan both set to feature after recovering from injury while Garry Ringrose looks likely to miss out

The Counter Ruck podcast: Nathan Johns and Gordon D’Arcy discuss a busy week in rugby

Rugby trumps the local market in France, predictable Leinster and Toulouse’s officiating edge

The young centre from Kildare has been impressive when stepping in for the injured Garry Ringrose

Paul Costes, who is already on course to surpass the feats of his famous father, hopes to add the Champions Cup to his roll of honour

As Leinster face Toulouse in the Champions Cup final, Byrne is mindful that not every player will get a start, but all will have made a contribution

Toulouse have an incredibly high proficiency across all aspects of their game, which makes them more challenging to defend

Anyone planning on a day trip will have to hope there’s no disruption to London’s train system

Saturday’s clash of the European titans is as close to a dream final as the organisers could have asked for

Successful returns of James Ryan, Hugo Keenan and Will Connors enrich options for Champions Cup final

Amid their magnificent obsession with another Champions Cup triumph, Leinster have, to a degree, become victims of their own success

Carley has taken charge of European matches involving both Leinster and Toulouse this season

For Munster the URC is their sole chance to end a decade without silverware

‘They are the days you want to be involved in. All the work has been geared towards getting to a Heineken Cup final’

Aside from turnover try and another off a catch-and-drive, Toulouse hardly threatened

Leinster fans face a difficult and expensive challenge in supporting their team

Workload of French side’s star players considerably higher than that of hosts Leinster

In-form scrumhalf’s head-to-head with Dupont at the Aviva an enticing prospect

Growing up in Preston, he spent alternate summers as a child in France and Co Kerry

All-Ireland semi-final in the Aviva Stadium on the cards if Leinster and Munster prevail

Springboks centre particularly enjoying playing for the crowds at Thomond Park

Forward eagerly awaiting Munster challenge in crunch URC interpro clash in Belfast

Plenty of teams that under normal circumstances would be dumped out could qualify