Leinster reach Champions Cup final after win over Toulouse

Leinster put themselves in position to win their fifth Champions Cup after a comfortable 41-22 win over Toulouse in the Aviva Stadium.

With Johnny Sexton, Robbie Henshaw and James Lowe all missing it was expected to be a tough task for Leinster. However, Leo Cullen's side put in an exceptional performance to reach their second successive final.

After an early Toulouse settled the visitors nerves, Leinster made the most of Thomas Ramos' yellow card scoring three tries in a scintillating spell.

Jack Conan scored back to back tries for the home side before Dan Sheehan took advantage of a deflected pass to dot over the line with 27 minutes gone.

Toulouse did strike back before half-time through Emmanuel Meafou making the score 27-14 at the half.

The French side started the second half strong, but incredible defending from Leinster denied them a try early in the second half.

In a far less open second half, Ramos reduced it to a 10 point game with a penalty in the 54th minute. However, after Toulouse were again reduced to 14 men, Josh Van Der Flier scored their fourth try from a maul to put Leinster in a strong position.

Leo Cullen's side ensured of victory minutes later, as Jason Jenkins came off the bench to score another try for the province as they aim to win their fifth Champions Cup.

A late try from Toulouse Thibaut Flament added some gloss to the scoreline, as Leinster will face the winners of La Rochelle and Exeter Chiefs.