Matt Williams: Ugly sense of entitlement has seeped into Irish rugby fan culture
Leinster’s Champions Cup exit has led to mob-like criticism of the team and their coach
Toulouse
Gerry Thornley: Leinster’s latest heartbreak in Europe shows they are human after all
Cullen’s men face a painful postmortem to rival that of the 2023 final when Leinster let slip a 23-7 lead against La Rochelle
Bordeaux Bègles thrash injury-ravaged Toulouse to reach Champions Cup final
Louis Bielle-Biarrey stars with two tries to set up final meeting with Northampton
Stuck paratrooper prevents play before Toulouse’s Champions Cup match
Stricken army captain was dangling 30 metres up at the Stadium de Toulouse
Champions Cup wrap: Bordeaux Bègles and Toulouse maintain winning records
Stormers thrash Sale Sharks in Cape Town
Gordon D’Arcy: If the Champions Cup is not changed, it will drift into obscurity
Despite brilliant recent performances by Toulouse and Bordeaux, it’s clear the existing format of rugby’s top club competition does not work
No game illustrated the widening gulf between Europe’s elite and the rest than Toulouse’s mauling of Ulster
The Irish challenge for the Champions Cup is reliant on Leinster, and that is not healthy for Irish rugby
Champions Cup Sunday as it happened: Leinster and Toulouse win
Toulouse thrash Ulster, then Leinster come out on top 35-12 against Bristol
Toulouse run Ulster ragged in statement Champions Cup win
French side bag nine tries on way to 61-21 win
Ulster’s Champions Cup opener against Toulouse a daunting away fixture
Coach Richie Murphy cautiously optimistic of overturning title-holders if province reduces errors and finds consistency
URC and Premiership could learn a thing or two from Top 14
French top-tier league has on and off-field buoyancy like no other league in the world
Leinster hoping for a Toulouse Top 14 win to boost Champions Cup seeding
Leo Cullen’s side would bag a top seeding if the French giants can complete the double
Key decision against Leinster highlights risk of refereeing system failure
A worrying cohort of referees appear dependent on their TMO comfort blanket
Irish fans must accept their provinces may never have the resources to win the Champions Cup
Before last week’s final, in a straw poll conducted across several former Leinster players, they all believed that Toulouse would win
Gordon D’Arcy: Leinster come up agonisingly short in game of inches
Leinster's attack just lacked that clinical edge that was required to nudge them over the line to Champions Cup glory
Gerry Thornley: Danger of mental scarring for Leinster following latest gut-wrenching final defeat
Leo Cullen’s Leinster panel could do with a URC title more than ever now after third successive Champions Cup final loss
Owen Doyle: Extra-time yellow card for James Lowe was a huge call – and a harsh one
Owen Doyle: Antoine Dupont makes the crucial difference for Toulouse but for Leinster losing three consecutive Champions Cup finals is the stuff of sporting nightmares
Like father, like son: Brennan and Ntamack emulate their fathers by winning Champions Cup
The Brennans and Ntamacks are the only two father-son combinations to achieve the feat in its 29-year history
Fancy Leinster to make four consecutive finals? You can buy tickets for next year’s showpiece
Toulouse’s Jack Willis has game to remember in Champions Cup final
Failure to execute against Toulouse will haunt Leinster more than turning down kicks at goal
Jamie Osborne and Joe McCarthy are young players who can only gain from the experience
Leinster evaluate loss as Toulouse celebrate victory in Europe
This was only the third final to be decided in extra-time and as in 1996 against Cardiff in the Arms Park and 2005 against Stade Francais in Murrayfield, Toulouse emerged triumphant again
Five things we learned from Leinster’s Champions Cup defeat to Toulouse
Marginal calls; Toulouse repel Leinster maul; Frawley’s high stakes hit and miss; Leinster fail to exploit extra man; time for a TMO shot clock?
‘More understudies than finishers’ - French media highlight Leinster bench and Toulouse defence
Toulouse have won the last nine finals they have played in thanks to their ‘legendary ability to bend without breaking’
Leo Cullen: ‘Everyone’s devastated in there now, they poured a hell of a lot into it’
Leinster head coach and senior players confident they can rebound from their latest Champions Cup final defeat
TV View: Rollercoaster of emotion ends on a low note for Leinster once again
Talk of refocusing on the URC campaign rang hollow after a third straight Champions Cup final defeat
Turnovers cost Leinster dearly in tight match with Toulouse
It is not in Leinster’s character to be so feckless with the ball, as they were beaten in Champions Cup final
Leinster fall at the final hurdle again as Toulouse take sixth Champions Cup title
Antoine Dupont was the difference between the sides as French side prevail after extra-time
Leinster 22 Toulouse 31 FT: Champions Cup final as it happened
Irish province beaten by French side in extra time in what was a bitter defeat
Leinster v Toulouse preview: Using recent Champions Cup hurt as motivation will be inevitable for Leinster
No match-up in club rugby could provide such a clash of scrum-halves and hookers
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