Montpellier controversy could yet prove making of Leinster's campaign

It was the EPCR’s decision to call off their trip to Montpellier and award the Top 14 side all five match points in December that consigned Leinster to Saturday’s business in the East Midlands.

Heineken Champions Cup Quarter-Final, Mattioli Woods Welford Road, Leicester, England 7/5/2022

Take a panoramic look at next week’s Heineken Champions Cup semi-final between Leinster and Toulouse and it's hard not to think that this is shaping up to be the Irish province’s year.

Not least because the stars looked to be aligned against them.