Toulouse: Fifty weeks of waiting for redemption

MAN FOR THE BIG OCCASION: Antoine Dupont during a Toulouse captain's run at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Photo by Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

TOULOUSE’S tale of two seasons reaches a crucial point in Dublin on Saturday - a high-stakes shot at redemption at the scene of an earlier low-point.

Fifty weeks after they lost 40-17 to Leinster in the 2022 Champions Cup semi-final, the five-star side from France’s Top 14 return to the Aviva for the rematch. They appear better prepared, better rested, motivated and more confident.