Leinster hold off late charge from Toulon to edge into Champions Cup final

• Semi-final: Leinster 29-25 Toulon

• Leinster will face Bordeaux or Bath in Bilbao final

They made a bit of a meal of it, but Leinster will march on Bilbao on 22 May for their ninth Champions Cup final. Their 17th semi-final was clinched by four tries to three over Toulon, another multiple winner of this tournament, but it was not a classic.

Which is not to say it was boring. Leinster are not convincing this season and a telltale sign of a team with a confidence issue is the offering up of hope to a seemingly defeated team. The hosts, enjoying a knockout tie at the Aviva for the umpteenth time, went 18 points clear when Caelan Doris scored their fourth with a little more than 10 minutes to play. Then all hell broke loose.