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It's the champions Toulon versus Leinster, the team who are no strangers to success. It's the final time Jonny Wilkinson will face Brian O'Driscoll. It's the last Heineken Cup quarter-final.
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Great start from Toulon as Leinster just about manage to keep the home side out. Both Juan Smith and Mathieu Bastareaud go close but Wayne Barnes pulls Toulon back for a penalty
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3 - 0 |
Penalty for Toulon Jonny Wilkinson slots the opening points of the game from the left of the uprights
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| 8 |
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Toulon go close again as they attempt to put in the pass that was sure to lead to a try but Rob Kearney reads it to perfection and intercepts it. A try-saving intervention from Kearney
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| 9 |
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Again Toulon go close as Tillous-Borde gets agonisingly close to the try line but Leinster's defence is superb and O'Driscoll hacks clear
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| 12 |
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O'Driscoll is whistled for a tackle on Delon Armitage but it looks to have given Leinster some impetus
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| 14 |
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Leinster finally enjoy some time in Toulon's 22 with the forwards attempting to make some yards
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| 15 |
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6 - 0 |
Penalty for Toulon It's a fair old way out for Wilkinson but that doesn't bother him as he stretches Toulon's lead
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| 19 |
6 - 3 |
Penalty for Leinster Jimmy Gopperth is doing well for Leinster at fly-half and he gets their first points on the board
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| 21 |
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Toulon put themselves in a great position after Giteau's break but Leinster's defence stands firm
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| 24 |
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Toulon and especially Giteau are looking to exploit the blindside but Leinster rally to put David Smith into touch
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| 26 |
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Great pressure from Leinster as Cian Healy's nudge through causes all sort of havoc in the Toulon defence. Meanwhile both Brian O'Driscoll and Jonny Wilkinson receive treatment - Wilkinson is having his hamstring heavily strapped
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| 27 |
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Wilkinson is forced off with a hamstring injury - Maxime Mermoz replaces him. Advantage Leinster?
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| 28 |
6 - 6 |
Penalty for Leinster Gopperth draws Leinster level amid plenty of noise from the Toulon support
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| 31 |
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Toulon draw a penalty from the scrum with Leinster pinged for going offside. Giteau now takes over the kicking duties from Wilkinson
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| 32 |
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Giteau snatches at the penalty and it's still all-square
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| 33 |
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Great half-break from Kearney nearly puts Gordon D'Arcy away but his pass finds the turf instead of hands
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| 35 |
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Toulon's physicality is causing Leinster difficulty but every time there is a hint of a break, the scramble defence reforms and holds Toulon out
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| 38 |
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Leinster are trying to shift the ball with pace but end up getting turned over near their own 22
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| 40 |
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That's half-time. Toulon have enjoyed more territory but the score is all-square at the break
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| 41 |
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Good start to the second-half for Toulon as Shane Jennings is whistled for holding on
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9 - 6 |
Penalty for Toulon Matt Giteau finds his radar and boots Toulon into the lead from the halfway line
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Steffon Armitage shows off his arsenal of skills as he kicks long and then smashes Rob Kearney into touch
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14 - 6 |
Try for Toulon Xavier Chiocci is left holding the ball as relentless pressure on Leinster's line eventually sees Toulon get the first score. Craig Burden deserves plenty of credit for his part in the try
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16 - 6 |
Giteau adds the extras from in front of the sticks
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Tide is turning in Toulon's favour - they are making yards but the score stays at 16-6
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Leinster have a chance to get some points on the board with Toulon penalised at the breakdown
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| 52 |
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But Jimmy Gopperth's kick at the sticks misses!
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16 - 9 |
Penalty for Leinster Gopperth fares better this time as his kick sails through the uprights
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| 56 |
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Steffon Armitage is causing Leinster all sorts of difficulties with him making solid yards off one-out passing
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| 58 |
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Leinster are getting the better of the front-row battle as they draw a penalty in their own 22
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| 60 |
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Good break from Zane Kirchner puts Leinster into Toulon's 22 but the French side have got the edge at the breakdown with Steffon Armitage superb
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21 - 9 |
Try for Toulon Drew Mitchell is the man being congratulated after a great piece of play from Steffon Armitage
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23 - 9 |
Giteau adds the extras - is that too much of a deficit for Leinster to make up?
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26 - 9 |
Well Steffon's brother Delon is not doing too badly either - he has just hit a 55-metre penalty
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26 - 14 |
Well this just got interesting... Jordi Murphy scores and Leinster are back within 12 points. It was the old-fashioned rolling maul that saw them over the line. Perhaps critically, though, Gopperth misses the extras
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David Smith makes a half-break and Toulon get back within striking distance of Leinster's line
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| 73 |
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Toulon down to 14 men as Fresia is sin-binned for an illegal clearout at the breakdown. But crucially... Leinster miss touch with the penalty
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| 76 |
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Steffon Armitage is named Man of the Match and rightly so
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| 78 |
29 - 14 |
Penalty for Toulon Giteau knocks over the points and that's game over
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That's the full-time whistle. Munster will travel to Marseille to face Toulon in the last four of the Heineken Cup
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