Brian O’Driscoll has advised Leinster to “keep going and not lose faith” following the province’s third consecutive Investec Champions Cup defeat. Following an amazing 100 minutes of rugby at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the Irish giants were defeated by Toulouse 31–22. It keeps up a troubling story for Leo Cullen’s team, who could be looking at their third season without a trophy in as many years.

Following the province’s third consecutive defeat in the Investec Champions Cup final, rugby pundit Brian O’Driscoll of TNT Sports has urged Leo Cullen and his Leinster team to recover, pleading with them not to “lose faith.”
After a fierce and captivating one hundred minutes of rugby at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Leinster forced Toulouse into extra time on Saturday, but the French powerhouses emerged victorious 31-22.

Leinster has now lost this competition three times in a row, and they haven’t won the URC since 2021, when it was still known as the Pro14.
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On TNT Sports, former Leinster captain O’Driscoll stated, “They’re getting to finals year after year.”
“My friends are texting me to ask if it’s time for Leo to move on.
They were just a little bit away. Here we were playing one of the greatest Toulouse squads in extra time. It’s absurd to consider.”

After a thrilling match between the two teams, Ciaran Frawley’s penalty kick with two minutes remaining in regulation time forced extra time.
In the first eight minutes of extra time, Toulouse erupted for 10 points, but Leinster responded with a touchdown and roared within three points, only to fall short again.
“All we need in any tournament is a little bit of good fortune and luck,” the player said. These few times, it has just worked against them, O’Driscoll continued.
It’ll complete a circle. All they have to do is keep trying. Continue and don’t give up.

Leinster suffered a difficult loss in Dublin 12 months prior when they lost to La Rochelle. Of the three defeats, this one against Toulouse might be the most depressing.

“Leinster must retreat silently into the changing area, return home as a team, tend to their wounds, and then proceed once more. God, it’s devastating,” O’Driscoll remarked after seeing his old team lose in the closing stages once more.

Former Wales captain and TNT Sports analyst Sam Warburton referred to the final as “the best” he has ever seen.
“It was the best club game I’ve seen without any tries, considering there weren’t any,” the Welshman remarked.
“You had to keep your eyes on the game at all times because even the smallest mistake could have huge consequences.”

“When teams are so evenly matched, it usually only takes one or two players to have some incredibly significant moments to tip the scales in one direction or the other. Toulouse had more players who fit this description than Leinster did, including Dupont, Jack Willis, and others.”
In six days, Leinster will return to their day job and take on Connacht in the URC. They now have even more stakes in the competition as they sit third in a closely packed top end of the league.