The staff of the week comprises solely Toulouse gamers after they gained the ultimate
Champions Cup last staff of the week comprises no Leinster gamers after they misplaced the ultimate to Toulouse.
The ultimate was a carefully fought battle with the French membership popping out 31-22 winners after further time.
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Crew of the week is predicated on information and it produced a squad stuffed with Toulouse gamers. Right here is the entire staff:
Followers have reacted to the announcement and never all of it has been constructive.
One stated: “Leinster have been dominant in scrums. Andrew Porter performed 80+ & got here again on for Healy’s HIA.”
One other wrote: “That is fairly embarrassing and unsuitable. As a result of there’s a number of gamers there that have been stunning within the sport. If Toulouse have been this dominant why did the sport go to Further Time. You would possibly need to discover a completely different analytics platform.”
And a 3rd added: “Can’t argue with that Leinster simply by no means flip up towards French groups anymore in Finals.”
The ultimate loss was a blow for Leinster, significantly as they’ve now misplaced the final 4 Champions Cup finals they have been concerned in. In 2019 they misplaced to Saracens, 2022 and 2023 they fell brief towards La Rochelle and this season Toulouse overcame the Irish staff.
Leinster head coach Leo Cullen mirrored on the loss and stated: “Everybody’s devastated in there now, they poured a hell of lots into it. I feel it’s two excellent squads of gamers going at it in an incredible stadium and it comes right down to the best issues, doesn’t it?
“There’s a drop purpose on the finish and if it goes a metre to the precise, we’re having a really completely different dialog in right here, aren’t we?”
Ciaran Frawley narrowly missed a drop purpose on the finish of regular time.
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