Rugby Union - RC Toulon v Leinster Rugby - European Rugby Champions Cup Semi Final - Stade Velodrome, Marseille, France - 19/4/15 Toulon's Mathieu Bastareaud gets past a tackle from Leinster's Luke Fitzgerald (left) Action Images / Paul Childs
MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - Toulon's ageing galacticos earned a shot at a third straight European crown after digging deep in extra time to beat Leinster 25-20 in a far from vintage semi-final at the Stade Velodrome on Sunday.
The big-spending team from the Mediterranean naval port will face fellow French giants Clermont Auvergne in the inaugural Champions Cup final at Twickenham on May 2 after an error-strewn match littered with handling mistakes in wet conditions.
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