Irish Examiner: Toulouse’s slip only a minor blip ahead of Dublin mission

There’s rugby … and,
then, there’s French rugby

toulousecelebratevleinsteroct18_largeWas delighted to be asked to work with the Irish Examiner again in the lead-up to the Champions Cup semi-final between Leinster and Toulouse in Dublin.

Here’s my report on their impressive form this season in all competitions – and how they’re now starting again after a surprise defeat against Toulon.

All things — good and bad — come to an end. So it was, on the first Saturday in April, six days after they had defeated Racing 92 in the Champions Cup quarter-final, by a single point and with 14 players, Toulouse’s record-breaking unbeaten domestic run finally hit the rocks, against Toulon.

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There’s rugby … and,
then, there’s French rugby