Pool stage – Ulster Rugby 22 Toulouse 29

Toulouse battled back from 12-0 down to record a crucial away success in their Heineken Champions Cup opener, eventually seeing off Ulster Rugby in a 29-22 win at Kingspan Stadium.

A brace from Heineken Star of the Match Cheslin Kolbe proved pivotal as the visitors got off to the perfect start in Pool B, after Ulster dominated the early proceeding with tries from Rob Herring and Ian Madigan.

Kolbe soon hit back before Toulouse hit the front through a delightful score from Antoine Dupont. The sides traded penalties before Kolbe settled matters with a stunning try.

He would not be denied as he was tackled but not held, getting back up before sliding past another Ulster player and scoring the match-winning try.

Round of 16 – Munster Rugby 33 Toulouse 40

Antoine Dupont scored a brace as Toulouse ran out 40-33 winners over Munster Rugby in an entertaining Heineken Champions Cup Round of 16 clash at Thomond Park.

It was Munster who went in seven points ahead at the break, but four tries from the four-time European champions in the second period helped them secure a spot in the quarter-finals.

Both teams crossed the whitewash four times, with braces from Keith Earls and Gavin Coombes being cancelled out by Matthis Lebel, Julien Marchand and a Dupont brace.

20 points from the boot of Romain Ntamack helped Toulouse to another last eight appearance.

Quarter-final – ASM Clermont Auvergne 12 Toulouse 21

Toulouse fly-half Romain Ntamack kicked all of his side’s points as they claimed a 21-12 away success over ASM Clermont Auvergne to secure a spot in the Heineken Champions Cup semi-finals for the third successive season.

The four-time European champions pulled away in the final 20 minutes as Clermont’s lack of discipline proved costly, allowing Ntamack to send his side into the last four with a string of accurate penalty kicks.

In a try-less last eight clash, Morgan Parra also chipped in with 12 points for Clermont but nudged a late penalty wide as he attempted to pull his side back to within one try of the visitors.

Semi-final – Toulouse 21 Bordeaux-Begles 9

Toulouse secured a shot at a record-breaking fifth European title after they defeated Bordeaux-Begles 21-9 in their Heineken Champions Cup semi-final clash at Stade Ernest-Wallon.

The French outfit scored tries either side of half-time courtesy of Matthis Lebel and Antoine Dupont as the visitors struggled to create attacking opportunities throughout.

Lebel gave Toulouse the lead on five minutes after Matthieu Jalibert had booted Bordeaux into the early advantage, before Dupont wrapped up proceedings with a typically creative score.

Toulouse go into next week’s Heineken Champions Cup final against La Rochelle with all the European experience, as well as a superb collection of victories to their name this season. We take a look back at the four-time European Cup winners’ run to the showpiece final at Twickenham.