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Leinster Leinster 29 - 25 Toulon Toulon

Full time

02 May 2026

Investec Champions Cup

Stage: SF Round 7

Aviva Stadium

Leinster vs Toulon head to head

🎉 6
👏 3
🔥 3

Leinster Rugby triumphed over RC Toulon with a score of 29-25 in a thrilling Champions Cup clash at Aviva Stadium. Jack Conan opened the scoring with a try, converted by Harry Byrne, giving Leinster an early lead. Josh van der Flier and Garry Ringrose added further tries, demonstrating Leinster's attacking prowess, while Toulon responded through Setariki Tuicuvu and Baptiste Serin. The match saw a flurry of yellow cards, including two for Leinster's Porter and Byrne, which tested their discipline. In the second half, Caelan Doris scored for Leinster, but Toulon remained resilient, with Gael Drean and a late try from Serin keeping the pressure on. Melvyn Jaminet's consistent kicking for Toulon kept the scoreline tight, but Leinster held firm to secure the victory. The win highlighted Leinster's depth and resilience in a closely contested encounter.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: France, Ireland, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 15.7°C (Feels like 11.9°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 16.6 km/h, gusting to 33.1 km/h Humidity: 67% Cloud Cover: 92%

Highlights

Events

  • Kickoff
  • 12'

    Try

    Jack Conan · Leinster

    5 - 0
  • 13'

    Conversion

    Harry Byrne · Leinster

    7 - 0
  • 14'

    Substitution

    Jamie Osborne on for Robbie Henshaw · Leinster

  • 15'

    Penalty

    Melvyn Jaminet · Toulon

    7 - 3
  • 25'

    Penalty

    Melvyn Jaminet · Toulon

    7 - 6
  • 32'

    Try

    Josh van der Flier · Leinster

    12 - 6
  • 32'

    Conversion

    Harry Byrne · Leinster

    14 - 6
  • 34'

    Yellow Card

    Andrew Porter · Leinster

  • 35'

    Yellow Card

    Harry Byrne · Leinster

  • 36'

    Try

    Setariki Tuicuvu · Toulon

    14 - 11
  • 40'

    Substitution

    Jerry Cahir on for Rieko Ioane · Leinster

  • Halftime 14 - 11
  • Second Half
  • 43'

    Yellow Card

    Teddy Baubigny · Toulon

  • 43'

    Try

    Garry Ringrose · Leinster

    19 - 11
  • 44'

    Substitution

    Rieko Ioane on for Jerry Cahir · Leinster

  • 44'

    Yellow Card Complete

    Andrew Porter · Leinster

  • 45'

    Yellow Card Complete

    Harry Byrne · Leinster

  • 46'

    Substitution

    Scott Penny on for Josh van der Flier · Leinster

  • 46'

    Substitution

    Gianmarco Lucchesi on for Junior Kpoku · Toulon

  • 48'

    Penalty

    Harry Byrne · Leinster

    22 - 11
  • 53'

    Substitution

    Beka Gigashvili on for Kyle Sinckler · Toulon

  • 53'

    Substitution

    Baptiste Serin on for Ben White · Toulon

  • 53'

    Substitution

    Zach Mercer on for Mikheili Shioshvili · Toulon

  • 53'

    Substitution

    Junior Kpoku on for Gianmarco Lucchesi · Toulon

  • 53'

    Substitution

    Esteban Abadie on for Junior Kpoku · Toulon

  • 53'

    Yellow Card Complete

    Teddy Baubigny · Toulon

  • 55'

    Substitution

    Alex Soroka on for Jack Conan · Leinster

  • 60'

    Substitution

    Daniel Brennan on for Jean-Baptiste Gros · Toulon

  • 60'

    Substitution

    Matthias Halagahu on for Corentin Mezou · Toulon

  • 66'

    Try

    Caelan Doris · Leinster

    27 - 11
  • 66'

    Substitution

    Gianmarco Lucchesi on for Teddy Baubigny · Toulon

  • 67'

    Conversion

    Harry Byrne · Leinster

    29 - 11
  • 67'

    Substitution

    Sam Prendergast on for Tommy O'Brien · Leinster

  • 69'

    Try

    Baptiste Serin · Toulon

    29 - 16
  • 69'

    Substitution

    Rabah Slimani on for Thomas Clarkson · Leinster

  • 70'

    Conversion

    Melvyn Jaminet · Toulon

    29 - 18
  • 70'

    Substitution

    Mathis Ferte on for Jeremy Sinzelle · Toulon

  • 73'

    Substitution

    Ronan Kelleher on for Dan Sheehan · Leinster

  • 73'

    Substitution

    Jerry Cahir on for Andrew Porter · Leinster

  • 75'

    Try

    Gael Drean · Toulon

    29 - 23
  • 76'

    Conversion

    Melvyn Jaminet · Toulon

    29 - 25
  • Fulltime 29 - 25

Player ratings

Leinster
  • 15 Hugo Keenan 6.7
  • 14 Tommy O'Brien 7.0
  • 13 Garry Ringrose 5.8
  • 12 Robbie Henshaw 6.3
  • 11 Rieko Ioane 6.4
  • 10 Harry Byrne 5.0
  • 9 Jamison Gibson-Park 7.0
  • 1 Andrew Porter 6.8
  • 2 Dan Sheehan 7.3
  • 3 Thomas Clarkson 6.5
  • 4 Joe McCarthy 7.4
  • 5 James Ryan 7.3
  • 6 Jack Conan 7.3
  • 7 Josh van der Flier 7.3
  • 8 Caelan Doris 8.7
  • 16 Ronan Kelleher –
  • 17 Jerry Cahir 6.1
  • 18 Rabah Slimani 6.3
  • 19 Alex Soroka 6.7
  • 20 Scott Penny 6.6
  • 21 Luke McGrath –
  • 22 Sam Prendergast 5.8
  • 23 Jamie Osborne 7.3
Toulon
  • 15 Melvyn Jaminet 8.1
  • 14 Gael Drean 8.2
  • 13 Juan Ignacio Brex 5.8
  • 12 Jeremy Sinzelle 7.0
  • 11 Setariki Tuicuvu 6.8
  • 10 Tomas Albornoz 7.9
  • 9 Ben White 6.3
  • 1 Jean-Baptiste Gros 5.6
  • 2 Teddy Baubigny 6.0
  • 3 Kyle Sinckler 6.2
  • 4 Corentin Mezou 6.2
  • 5 David Ribbans 7.2
  • 6 Junior Kpoku 6.0
  • 7 Charles Ollivon 6.6
  • 8 Mikheili Shioshvili 7.3
  • 16 Gianmarco Lucchesi 6.2
  • 17 Daniel Brennan 6.1
  • 18 Beka Gigashvili 5.9
  • 19 Matthias Halagahu 6.3
  • 20 Zach Mercer 6.9
  • 21 Baptiste Serin 6.6
  • 22 Esteban Abadie 6.6
  • 23 Mathis Ferte 5.7