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Leinster 22-31 Toulouse: Antoine Dupont leads charge to record sixth Champions Cup triumph

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Toulouse call Antoine Dupont The Alien, and this planet’s best rugby player delivered yet another out-of-this-world performance to seal the French side’s record sixth Champions Cup triumph.

Rugby’s extra terrestrial being touched down at the space-age Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and in all the moments that mattered most, proved himself a galaxy apart.

Toulouse needed extra-time to subdue a gutted 31-22. The Dubliners had plenty of chances to win this match in 80 minutes and ultimately choked,

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