Stade Toulousain faces in the semi-final of the European Rugby Cup Leinster in Ireland in a huge shock with the flavor of revenge for the Toulousains who lost last season (17-40) at the same stage the competition against to the same opponents.
Leinster are in sparkling form this season and largely dominate their league which includes Irish, Welsh, Italian, Scottish and South African sides 9 points clear of their runners-up. Corrected a week ago by the Bulls (7-62), Irish coach Leo Cullen had largely reshuffled his team for the Champions Cup semi-final against Toulouse. This only setback of the season in the Championship therefore seems very anecdotal.
For its part, Stade Toulouse also dominates its Championship and also remains on a defeat against Stade Français (10-19). Ugo Mola had also put his executives aside for this trip to the Parisian lawn. The Toulousains especially have revenge to take after losing in the semi-finals of this same competition last season against Leinster after a one-sided match (17-40). “We wanted to meet them again one day or another,” assured Matthis Lebel, the Toulouse winger. The stage is set.
The Leinster – Toulouse match will start at 4 p.m. this Saturday, April 29. It will take place at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland.
Two channels will broadcast the meeting between Leinster and Toulouse. Bein Sports 3 and France 2 will broadcast the semi-final of the Champions Cup. The English Wayne Barnes will be the central referee of this shock.
Two streaming broadcasts will also be available for this Leinster – Toulouse. MyCanal and France.TV will broadcast this semi-final of the Champions Cup.
Joe Cullen will finally be able to count on the best player in the world 2022 Josh Van Der Flier who was uncertain. He’s incumbent. On the other hand, Leinster will not be able to count on Jonathan Sexton and James Lowe who are forfeited. Here is the Irish starting XV: Keenan – Larmour, Ringrose, Ngatai, O’Brien – (o) R.Byrne, (m) Gibson-Park – Van der Flier, Conan, Doris – Ryan (cap.), Molony – Furlong, Sheenan, Porter.
Ugo Mola, for his part, has recorded the return of Julien Marchand to his squad. The hooker will start on the bench. For the rest it will be classic for the Toulouse starting line-up. Ramos – Mallia, Barassi, Ahki, Lebel – (o) Ntamack, (m) Dupont (cap.) – Flament, Cros, Willis – Meafou, Arnold – Aldegheri, Mauvaka, Baille.
On sports betting sites, Leinster are the favorites for this Champions Cup semi-final. The Irish are at 1.30 on Betclic, the draw is at 22 and the Toulouse are at 3.40. On Parionssport, Leinster is also at 1.30 but the draw is at 24 and the victory of Stade Toulousain is at 3.50.
