Despite a scrum that came under pressure, Toulouse proved more incisive at the ruck and their defensive lines were held with authority and force.
The speed and edge they brought in the collisions meant Leinster struggled to find the rhythm on which so much of their game is built.
Leinster squandered several positions of promise during the initial 8src minutes and ruthless Toulouse made them pay.
With the margins tightening Toulouse captain and scrumhalf Antoine Dupont, who had a battle royal with Jameson Gibson-Park, started to set himself apart.
His work in defence, exacting steals and unerr
…. to be continued
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