Leinster vs Toulouse Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Leinster vs Toulouse taking place? Leinster vs Toulouse will take place on Saturday 14th May, 2022 at 15:00 (UK)
Where is Leinster vs Toulouse taking place? Leinster vs Toulouse will take place at Aviva Stadium in Dublin
Where can I get tickets for Leinster vs Toulouse? Visit each club’s official website for the latest ticket information
What TV channel is Leinster vs Toulouse on in the UK? Leinster vs Toulouse will be televised live on BT Sport
Where can I stream Leinster vs Toulouse? BT Sport subscribers can stream Leinster vs Toulouse live on the BT Sport Player & app
THE TEAM NEWS
Leinster: 15 Hugo Keenan, 14 Jimmy O’Brien, 13 Garry Ringrose, 12 Robbie Henshaw, 11 James Lowe, 10 Johnny Sexton (c), 9 Jamison Gibson-Park, 8 Jack Conan, 7 Josh van der Flier, 6 Caelan Doris, 5 James Ryan, 4 Ross Molony, 3 Tadhg Furlong, 2 Rónan Kelleher, 1 Andrew Porter
Replacements: 16 Dan Sheehan, 17 Cian Healy, 18 Michael Ala’alatoa, 19 Joe McCarthy, 20 Rhys Ruddock, 21 Luke McGrath, 22 Ross Byrne, 23 Ciaran Frawley
Toulouse: 15 Thomas Ramos, 14 Juan Cruz Mallía, 13 Pierre Fouyssac, 12 Pita Ahki, 11 Matthis Lebel, 10 Romain Ntamack, 9 Antoine Dupont, 8 Anthony Jelonch, 7 Francois Cros, 6 Rynhardt Elstadt, 5 Emmanuel Meafou, 4 Rory Arnold, 3 Dorian Aldegheri, 2 Julien Marchand (c), 1 Cyril Baille
Replacements: 16 Peato Mauvaka, 17 Rodrigue Neti, 18 David Ainu’u, 19 Joe Tekori, 20 Selevasio Tolofua, 21 Thibaud Flament, 22 Martin Page Relo, 23 Zack Holmes
THE PREDICTION
Leinster won a full-bloodied battle 14-23 at Premiership leaders Leicester Tigers on Saturday to reach the semi-finals of the Champions Cup and they will back themselves to oust the reigning champions at home. Travelling Toulouse made a statement on Saturday, though, with a hugely entertaining 24-24 draw at Munster settled by a dramatic penalty shoot-out after extra time. Toulouse have won back-to-back trips against Munster and Ulster before them but this would be an incredible achievement for a side full of quality but occasionally lacking in consistency this season. Leinster are the more reliable title-contenders to back here and taking them to cover a cautious -2 seems a reasonable concession given the visitors’ sticking power last weekend.
