Leinster advance to a possible semi-final clash with Munster as they beat Toulouse 41-35 in their Heineken Cup quarter-final today.
Final score: Toulouse 35-41 Leinster
80 mins: Leinster are into the semi-finals as referee Dave Pearson blows the final whistle.
79 mins: Toulouse conversion Elissalde converts, making it eight out of eight for him, with the last kick of the game.
Leinster 35-41 Leinster
79 mins: Toulouse try. Toulouse are putting severe pressure on the Leinster line, eventually resulting in a try by Yannick Jauzion, but it is all too late.
Toulouse 33-41 Leinster
77 mins: Leinster missed penalty. Contepomi misses a gilt-edged chance to edge Leinster into an almost-unassailable lead.
77 mins: O'Driscoll receives rapturous applause from the crowd, who think he is leaving the pitch with an injury. It has been a mix-up in communication on the sideline, however, and the centre stays on the pitch. O'Driscoll goes off eventually, the fourth official insisting the switch takes place, and he is replaced by Kieran Lewis.
76 mins: Toulouse hand a penalty to Leinster as Brian O'Driscoll looks to have suffered a wrist injury.
75 mins: Toulouse conversion. Elissalde adds the extras, leaving his side with a gap of thirteen to bridge.
Toulouse 28-41 Leinster
74 mins: Toulouse try. Some incisive passing by Toulouse puts them over as Nyanga finds himself in acres of space with the ball in hand after Toulouse pass from right to left and exploit a numerical advantage.
Toulouse 26-41 Leinster
73 mins: Rob Kearney replaces Gordon D'Arcy for Leinster.
72 mins: Toulouse begin to send it into the corners, looking for the necessary tries. Leinster are holding firm, though.
68 mins: Leinster penalty. Contempomi sends Leinster into a 20-point lead.
Toulouse 21-41 Leinster
68 mins: Toulouse's collective heads are down as fans begin to abandon what seems like a sinking ship. Mistakes abound by the champions, and one hands a penalty to Leinster.
66 mins: Frederic Michalak is replaced by Jean-Frederic Dubois for Toulouse.
65 mins: Leinster conversion. Contepomi makes no mistake this time.
Toulouse 21-38 Leinster
64 mins: Leinster try. Another brilliant break out, this time by Gordon D'Arcy results in a pass to Girvan Dempsey who off-loads to Shane Horgan who races to the line.
Toulouse 21-36 Leinster
61 mins: Leinster missed conversion. Contempomi misses his first kick of the day.
61 mins: Meanwhile Cameron Jowett has suffered an injury and is replaced by Eric Miller.
59 mins: Leinster try. Denis Hickie and Gordon D'Arcy combine for a magnificent try as Leinster break out after Toulouse's pressure breaks down.
Toulouse 21-31 Leinster
59 mins: Nyanga's break through puts massive pressure on Leinster, but the defence stands up and turns the ball over.
57 mins: Toulouse penalty. Elissalde converts another easy kick for Toulouse.
Toulouse 21-26 Leinster
56 mins: Toulouse awarded a penalty under the posts.
56 mins: Rob Kearney replaces Felipe Contepomi, who has gone off with a blood injury, for Leinster.
56 mins: Leinster conversion. Contempomi converts.
Toulouse 18-26 Leinster
55 mins: Leinster try. Ronnie MacCormack replaces Reggie Corrigan for Leinster and a scrum results in a great steal by Cameron Jowett to steals over for a try at the crucial moment.
Toulouse 18-24 Leinster
52 mins: The momentum has swung back to Leinster, who keep the possession until Malcolm O'Kelly's knock-forward.
50 mins: Hard-work from Brian O'Driscoll earns Leinster a five-metre scrum as his grubber kick and subsequent tackle and carry over the line of Yannick Jauzion puts the Toulouse defence under huge pressure.
49 mins: The French crowd are on their feet as Michalak's drop goal reduces the gap to the minimum.
Toulouse 18-19 Leinster
48 mins: Toulouse seem to be finding their momentum and a Michalak pass just misses Cedruc Heymans.
47 mins: Trevor Brennan is replaced by Romain Millo-Chluski for Toulouse
47 mins: Toulouse penalty. Elissalde reduces the gap to just four points.
Toulouse 15-19 Leinster
46 mins: Toulouse awarded a penalty as Leinster penalised for being off-side.
44 mins: A Gordon D'Arcy knock-on hands possession straight back to Toulouse and Leinster are reminded of their opponents' attacking threat, before Girvan Dempsey calls a mark and kicks back down the pitch.
42 mins: Toulouse penalty. Elissalde converts the penalty.
Toulouse 12-19 Leinster
42 mins: Toulouse start in attacking fashion, aiming to get right back into the game. Toulouse pressure results in a penalty.
41 mins: Elissalde restarts.
40 mins: Dave Pearson blows the half-time whistle just as Leinster pressurise a Toulouse lineout, which resulted from a well-placed Brian O'Driscoll grubber.
38 mins: Malcolm O'Kelly blocks down Elissalde's kick and charges towards the Toulouse line as Leinster continue to threaten to add to their tally. A line-out results.
35 mins: Leinster penalty. Contepomi puts Leinster back into a seven-point lead with another well struck kick.
Toulouse 09-19 Leinster
34 mins: After a good passage of play in which Contepomi is stopped just short of the Toulouse try-line, the French side gives away a penalty and Leinster are offered a chance to extend their lead.
33 mins: Toulouse rob from the Leinster line-out and Cedric Heymans makes great ground with the ball. Leinster survive by the skin of their teeth as Michalak loses the ball and Leinster clear.
32 mins: Toulouse penalty. Elissalde converts.
Toulouse 09-16 Leinster
31 mins: After a scrappy passage of play under the Leinster posts, Toulouse are awarded a penalty.
26 mins: Leinster conversion. Contepomi converts.
Toulouse 06-16 Leinster
25 mins: Leinster try. Shane Horgan breaks through the line after a Leinster line-out, off-loads to Contempomi who in turn finds O'Driscoll, who has taken a wonderful line, and the captain romps home under the sticks for the first try of the game.
Toulouse 06-14 Leinster
21 mins: Leinster enjoying the better of the game. Toulouse's attacking threat has not been evident since Clerc's ruled-out try.
18 mins: Leinster penalty. Contempomi kicks Leinster into the lead
Toulouse 06-09 Leinster
17 mins: Heymans slips and is pounced on by Malcolm O'Kelly wraps him up. Penalty is awarded to Leinster when Toulouse foul.
15 mins: Leinster penalty. Leinster awarded a penalty, which Contempomi confidently strokes over.
Toulouse 06-06 Leinster
14 mins: O'Driscoll's kick-and-run causes full-back Poitrenaud to knock on, scrum to Leinster.
11 mins: Toulouse penalty. Leinster give away the game's third penalty and Toulouse opt to kick. Elissalde converts.
Toulouse 06-03 Leinster
9 mins: Toulouse once again menace the Leinster defence. A blatant forward pass rules out Vincent Clerc's try.
8mins: Leinster penalty. Toulouse give away a penalty in and Contempomi scores.
Toulouse 03-03 Leinster
6mins: Toulouse penalty. Elissalde puts over the penalty. Toulouse 03-00 Leinster
5mins: Toulouse show their quality, opening up Leinster, who defend strongly. Elissalde tries a drop at goal but drags it wide. Toulouse awarded a penalty when Heaslip offends.
2 mins: Leinster make good gain from another line-out, but lose it again to a forward pass. Referee awards a scrum to Toulouse.
1 min: Leinster win a line-out and Easterby breaks away but a knock-on hands the possession back to Toulouse.
Toulouse: Clement Poitrenaud, Vincent Clerc, Yannick Jauzion, Florian Fritz, Cedric Heymans, Frederic Michalak; Jean-Baptiste Elissalde, Finau Maka, Yannick Nyanga, Jean Bouilhou, Trevor Brennan, Fabien Pelous, Omar Hasan, Yannick Bru, Jean Baptiste Poux.
Replacements: Virgil Lacombe, Gregory Menkarska, Romain Millo-Chluski, Gregory Lamboley, Jean-Frederic Dubois, Maxime Medard, Malell Kunavore.
Leinster team: Girvan Dempsey, Shane Horgan, Brian O'Driscoll, Gordon D'Arcy, Denis Hickie, Felipe Contepomi, Guy Easterby, Reggie Corrigan, Brian Blaney, Will Green, Bryce Williams, Malcolm O'Kelly, Cameron Jowitt, Keith Gleeson, Jamie Heaslip.
Replacements: D Blaney, R McCormack, N Ronan, E Miller, B O'Riordan, K Lewis, R Kearney.
Referee: Dave Pearson
