A big weekend of European Champions Cup rugby saw Leinster progress to the semi-finals and Munster come up agonisingly short, losing in a rare penalty kick contest after they were level with Toulouse. The defending champions Toulouse will now face their third Irish opponent in a row after seeing off Ulster and Munster when they take on Leinster in the Aviva next Saturday.
Toulouse will be hoping for a less tense day than Saturday at the Aviva, when agonisingly slim margins for Munster meant they came up short. Niall Scannell says they must park those regrets for now, and focus on the URC. The Munster result had shown again, writes Mary Hannigan, that sport can be diabolically cruel.
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- May 9, 2022
