Champions Cup final thread

It was. Drifted to the left at the dying moment. But I think there was a scrum advantage, he probably shouldn't have taken the drop attempt. A scrum would likely lead to a pen as we were killing their scrum.

Leinster played the better rugby. Toulouse played the smarter rugby.

They need to move Cullen upstairs somewhere and let Nienaber run the team.

But it wasn't a YC all day long as in the first half when Roumat (?) Did similar.

Attempts at drop kicks were brutal!

Watched the same game you did, and disagree. And I'd be willing to bet I'm more objective than most Leinster fans.

3 finals lost and as far as I can remember ref got blame 3 times..,... Same as when Ireland get knocked out. Time to look inward and learn to play a ref. I though maybe the yellow card the ref was clear in his decisions. Team needs to adapt their game. Points left out there by simply thinking that you should go for the corner at all times

Carling was inconsistent but those inconsistencies were irrelevant to the match outcome. I'm following this thread because all the cribbing and moaning is entertaining.

Meanwhile people in Toulouse now don't give a flying f**k what Leinster fans think about the referee

what if they did not kick the corner all the time?

If we're honest, the team was generally fine today up to a certain point. Once it got into the 22, they just lacked composure and intelligence. Too many terrible calls in attack.

It's between the ears.

Toulouse, and particularly Dupont, had it. Leinster couldn't have exhibited less game intelligence.

Fine. I didn't think he was good. But I didn't think he was inconsistent.

My 2 cents:

Furlong: good stamina, scrummaged well, several jackle chances he shied away from. 7.5

Sheehan: mostly good darts, good scrum, great line break, unlucky penalty on their line- I thought DuP just flopped on him. 8

Porter: an amazing shift, pinged in a scrum, plenty of effort but not much end product. 7

Jenkins: loses ball in contact too often, good heft but we need more from a lock. 6

McCarthy: needless pen concession, good shift, will be a mainstay for a few years. 7.5

Ryan: good shift for such little rugby of late, but couldn't really impose self on game. 6.5

Connors: tackled everything that moved but didn't seem to carry that much. 6.5

Baird: honest effort, good line out work but more needed. 7

Doris: great carrying, good lines, bad decision making as captain, criminal penalty concession at crucial moment. 6

Conan: didn't impose himself on game. 6

VdF: should have been on at the start, a great effort. 8

JGP: solid but bossed by the boss. 7.5

Byrne: good but not great. Leinster 10 needs to be great. 6

Henshaw: tough day at the office but didn't do much wrong in defence, not as effective in attack today. 7

Osborne: was targeted all day, stood up to it quite well but it was a big ask for someone as fresh as him, he'll have better days. 6.5

Lowe: should have done more, couldn't impose himself into game, unlucky yellow. 6

Larmour: lively but not much attacking end product, JOB would prob have been a better call. 6

Keenan: a reliable performance but nowhere near the heights he can hit, pressure of Toulouse kept him in his box. 6

Frawley: pity he didn't see more game time, hasty decision to drop goal when we had scrum advantage, but correct to attempt second drop, his cameo was a better performance than Byrne. 6.5

Healy: got isolated and coughed up a crucial pen, looked a bit unsure in open play, disappointed he couldn't make a difference. 6.5

Kelleher: did relatively well, unlucky that his career coincides with Sheehan, might have done more had he been on for more minutes in regulation time. 6.5

Ala'alatoa: didn't do much wrong but couldn't make much of a difference. 7