Toulon joined Clermont – Sports.fr

After the Clermont qualifying for the final of the Champions Cup, Toulon in turn validated his ticket for the big event at Twickenham on Sunday, thanks a success gained in overtime, and in pain, facing Leinster (25-20).

We meet again. Two years after he played the title of European Champion on the lawn of the Aviva Stadium, Toulon and Clermont hand over it, this time at Twickenham on May 2. After the qualification of the ASM to the final of the Champions Cup, CTN, double European Champion title was awarded in pain the precious for London, with a narrow victory unhooked face Leinster overtime (25-20). This same Leinster, winner of the 2011 and 2012 editions, already without semifinals by the Club de la Rade, last year at this season (29-14).

“C ‘was a very tough game. Leinster’s a big team. We made a lot of mistakes today. I am very pleased to have been able to get through this round and I’m looking forward to playing the final at Twickenham “ Hot commented Bryan Habana, before the cameras of beIN SPORTS, while his team posted a sad face this Sunday against the Irish. “You can not really be satisfied with the way in which we qualified today. We’ll have to show a different face against Clermont. I hope we will get to the lift, this third star. “

It will indeed protected with Bernard Laporte, timid Sunday on the lawn of the Velodrome in Marseille, show more hope in the final to hang a third star on their jersey. Under pouring rain, Toulon, deprived of Maxime Mermoz, wounded, appeared very unruly and struggled to produce the game. To the chagrin of a public who came in numbers has seen Halfpenny (9th, 30th, 56, 68th) and Madigan (12th, 20th, 21st, 71st) engage a tough battle penalties for 80 minutes (12-12).

Drafts until then, the players of the Rade nevertheless displayed more bite into overtime, and while they were outnumbered following the yellow card collected by Williams (86th) were rewarded for their efforts with an essay by Bryan Habana, who came to intercept a pass skipped and poorly adjusted Madigan ( 90th). And if the Irish have found the resources to turn flatten the ball of the year in-goal, through O’Brien (95th), the boot of Halfpenny was going to make the difference with two penalties and a past processing (84th, 90th, 90th + 1) in overtime against a single penalty for Madigan (86th). Place the duel now 100% French and this remake of the 2013 final!