Rugby-Lowe hat-trick helps Leinster into European Champions Cup final

Rugby Union - European Champions Cup - Semi Final - Leinster v Northampton Saints - Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland - May 4, 2024 Leinster's James Lowe celebrates after the match REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Winger James Lowe scored a hat-trick of tries to help Ireland’s Leinster to a third successive European Champions Cup final as they edged Northampton Saints 20-17 in Saturday’s semi-final in front of a record 82,300 crowd at Croke Park.

Leinster, runners-up in the last two editions, will now meet the winner of Sunday’s second semi-final in France between Toulouse and Harlequins. The final will be at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on May 25.