40-17, then 41-22 during its two semi-finals lost in 2022 and 2023. Leinster is therefore the only team in Europe not to be afraid when it plays Stade Toulouse. Toulouse would like to put an end to this series of defeats. As a symbol, it is against its Irish nemesis that the Haut-Garonnais club will play on Saturday on the pitch of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to win its sixth star. However, this time, the numbers could be in favor of the men from the Pink City.
Eight finals played, none lost. Since the 2008 French champion title won against Clermont (26-20), Stade Toulouse has never lost in the last confrontation, in the championship or during the European campaign.
The latest one? In the 2008 European Cup final against Munster, Toulouse lost by three points (16-13) against Paul O’Connell and his team. Six French champion titles (2008, 2011, 2012, 2019, 2021, 2023) and two European titles (2010, 2021) later, it is once again an Irish province which stands on the road to the Rouge et Noir . In the event of a victory on Saturday, the Leinstermen would also reset all the counters to zero since they would come back to level with the Toulouse residents with five titles each. But, for the moment, it is Ugo Mola’s men who have the inside scoop on the numbers. And they intend to keep it.
