Toulouse inflicted more cup final heartbreak on Leinster as they were crowned kings of European club rugby for a record-extending sixth time on Saturday.
But for four-time winners Leinster defeat at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium meant they had lost the last three Champions Cup finals.
In a match where neither side managed a try in a regulation 80 minutes that ended level at 15-15, Toulouse wing Matthis Lebel touched down early in extra-time after Leinster wing James Lowe had been sin-binned.Josh van der Flier pulled a try back for Irish province Leinster, with Toulouse reduced to 14 men after replacement Richie Arnold was sent off.
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