Big is not always beautiful but Leinster and Toulouse has all the right ingredients

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Gibson-Park is a different type of player but equally alert, whether to the possibility of a try-scoring inside ball from a line-breaking colleague or potential space out wide for his mate. When Leinster are at their slickest he is at the buzzing, probing heart of everything, particularly since the retirement of the great Johnny Sexton. His first-half hat-trick of tries against Northampton in the semi-final was just the latest example.

It is the manner in which the two sides play as much as the individuals involved, though, that really set them apart. Both can be physical, quick and relentless but, above all, they are smart and can switch gear in a flash. Watch out for Toulouse’s quick lineouts, Mauvaka or Dupont against unsuspecting defenders, and Leinster’s-driven blitz defence.

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