Doris believes heavyweight bench key for Leinster's showdown against Toulouse

Leinster Head Coach Leo Cullen has gone with a 6-2 split on the bench believing every replacement has a key role to play in the final. 

REPLACEMENTS ARE KEY: Caelan Doris believes Leinster’s heavyweight bench can lift the starting forward pack to new heights in their Champions Cup final showdown with Toulouse at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday afternoon (2:45pm). Pic: ©INPHO/Billy Stickland

Caelan Doris believes Leinster’s heavyweight bench can lift the starting forward pack to new heights in their Champions Cup final showdown with Toulouse at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday afternoon (2:45pm).

Leinster boss Leo Cullen named six forwards on his eight-man bench for the decider against five-time champions Toulouse, sacrificing a third back in his bid to counteract the French giants’ big men. Opposite number Ugo Mola has a formidable starting pack from one to eight highlighted by the talents of hooker Peato Mauvaka, locks Thibaud Flament and Emmanuel Meafou and No.8 Alexandre Roumat while Leinster’s first-choice octet is the same which started the pivotal quarter-final victory over La Rochelle last month with a fit-again Will Connors restored to openside flanker and Jason Jenkins back in the second row as Ross Molony misses out.