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Although this match effectively constituted a dead rubber it was nonetheless a match both sides would want to win. Leinster had been unable to replicate their Magners League form on the road in the Heineken Cup and Leicester and their supporters were smarting at their group stage exit after going all the way to the final the previous season. For old boys Leo Cullen and Shane Jennings the motivation to play well would have been high.
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Leinster faced Toulouse at the RDS knowing that while their qualification hopes still had a pulse, they were very much on the critical list. There was still pride to play for and an opportunity to demonstrate that in another time and another group Leinster could have been a force in this competition.
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Leinster face Toulouse tomorrow in their fifth group match of this year's Heineken Cup. However what should have been a mouth-watering encounter has been diminished by Leinster's dismal defeat in Edinburgh which realistically put an end to their chances of qualification from the group.


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The expansive Murrayfield Stadium was the setting for this pool six clash between Magner's League rivals Edinburgh and Leinster. This home of Scottish rugby has so often been a graveyard for Leinster teams and Leinster knew that they had to set that straight, and impressively in order to stay in the running in this tight group.
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Leinster face Edinburgh in Murrayfield on Saturday in the second part of their Heineken Cup double-header. Last week's game left a bit of a sour taste for Leinster supporters. Half an hour in, Leinster were two tries up and dominant. A bonus point win looked inevitable but then the game changed. Whether it was arrogance on the part of the backs or strategy from the bench, Leinster changed their game plan. Suddenly the backs were running everything and mistakes started to creep in. This played into the hands of the Edinburgh side who came back into the game in the second half. Indeed, had the Scottish side not missed several kicks at goal, it could have been an even tenser night for Leinster fans.
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