Cullen delighted with Leinster's ruthless edge

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen praised his side's clinical attacking game after they booked their place in the final of the Heineken Champions Cup.

The four-time champions reached the decider for the fourth time in six seasons, after an emphatic 41-22 victory against Toulouse.

The game swung Leinster's way following two yellow cards for the French side; the first when Thomas Ramos was sin-binned on 15 minutes following a deliberate knock-on, and the second when Rodrigue Neti was carded for a head contact on Josh van der Flier during the second half.

On each of those occasions, Leinster pounced in their numerical advantage to score two tries, with 28 of their 41 points coming during the yellow-card periods.

"We're delighted to be through to a final, which is great," the Leinster head coach told RTÉ Sport.

"There was plenty of good stuff in the game. When Ramos goes to the bin we get a couple of tries during that period, and I thought the guys were pretty clinical at important stages."

And Cullen was also thrilled with the variety of Leinster's scores, working Toulouse in the tight with some impressive mauling, and also finding space out wide for Jack Conan [below] to score a couple of first-half tries.

"The tries come in different ways, exploiting the short side and being able to see where the space is. Forwards going to work and delivering on a couple of lineout drives from the maul. Overall it's pleasing because there's a bit of variety in our game, and that's a thing we're trying to develop all the time.

"We're delighted to be through, but it's a semi-final, and that's about eking through by even a point, and delivering a better performance in the final."

Toulouse's first half indiscipline contributed heavily to their downfall,