Leinster v Toulouse predictions and Champions Cup tips: Plus get £40 in Ladbrokes bonuses

Ladbrokes are offering £40 in free bets when you bet £10 on the Champions Cup. You can grab your free bets here.

We've included instructions on how to grab your offer later on in this article.

Where to watch Leinster v Toulouse

TNT Sports 1 and ITV4, 2.45pm Saturday

Best bet

Leinster to win
1pt Evs Paddy Power, BoyleSports

Dan Sheehan anytime tryscorer
1pt 13-10 bet365

You can bet on the Champions Cup here and get £40 in free bets with Ladbrokes

Leinster v Toulouse predictions

Leinster can make it third time lucky when they face Toulouse in the Champions Cup final.

The Dublin side have lost the last two showpieces, both to La Rochelle, falling agonisingly short in their bid to add a fifth star above their badge.

Toulouse are the only team to have completed the quintet, but since last lifting the trophy in 2021, they have lost to Leinster in the semi-finals in each of the last two years.

Playing at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium may not feel like a lucky omen for a side aiming to end their trophy drought but Leinster have had the edge over Stade in recent seasons and are primed for glory.

Their superior shape and defensive system has overshadowed their opponents' star power and they have only improved without the ball since South African World Cup-winning coach Jacques Nienaber joined Leo Cullen's coaching staff after helping the Springboks to global glory in the autumn.

Pure power was their undoing in those final defeats to La Rochelle but they barged down that psychological barrier by beating Les Maritimes in both the pool stages and the quarter-finals on their way to the final.

Flanker Will Connors started both of those matches and has again been picked ahead of the more mobile Josh van der Flier, who will be instructed to add pace to the game as part of a six-two bench split.

Toulouse have also made a huge call, with Blair Kinghorn favoured over Thomas Ramos at full-back. The Scot has been sensational with ball-in-hand since signing from Edinburgh in November but lacks Ramos' precision from the kicking tee.

Still, half-backs Antoine Dupont and Romain Ntamack are in situ to shape the game and their duel with Jamison Gibson-Park and Ross Byrne could prove fascinating.

However, the final looks set to be won up front, with Leinster hooker Dan Sheehan potentially the player to decide it with a trademark touchdown.

Sheehan scored against Toulouse in last year's semis before grabbing a brace in the final.

The 25-year-old also got over the line against France in February, one of five tries he managed in this year's Six Nations.

With Leinster likely to burst out of the blocks, Sheehan might even be worth a look to repeat his 2023 feat of scoring the final's first try.

Recent years have scarred Leinster and they have not been as convincing this season. However, Nienaber's arrival has signalled an upturn in their ability to grind out results and with Sheehan taking centre stage, that fifth star could be theirs.

Grab £40 in Ladbrokes free bets when you bet £10 on the Champions Cup

We've already mentioned that Ladbrokes are offering £40 in free bets when you bet on the Champions Cup.

Here is how you can claim this £40 Ladbrokes free bet offer when you place a qualifying bet.

• Head over to Ladbrokes through this link to sign up
• Click the sign-up button and follow the process to fill in your details
• Place a £10 qualifying bet at minimum odds of 1.5 (1-2)
• Once your qualifying bet settles, 4x £10 free bets will be automatically credited to your account
• Note that your 4x £10 free bets apply to different markets, so ensure you read full T&Cs

Ladbrokes betting sign-up offer: terms and conditions

It's worth taking a few minutes to read through the terms and conditions associated with the new player promotion before signing up. Doing so will help you get a better grasp of the details of this Ladbrokes betting offer and what's expected of you as a new player.

The promotion from Ladbrokes gives you 4x £10 free bets to place across racing, football and other relevant markets. Some free bets are only applicable to certain sports, so it's worth taking a minute to read through the T&Cs of this offer.

• 18+, new UK & ROI customers.
• Offer ends 31/05/24.
• Minimum first deposit £10 and place win or each-way bet within 14 days of account registration at minimum odds 1.5 to get 4x £10 free bets.
• Restrictions and T&Cs apply.
• 18+. For more info visit Gambleaware.org.

Click for more free bets and betting offers from the Racing Post

Commercial notice: This article contains affiliate links. Offers are handpicked and come from operators our experts have first-hand experience of. Opening an account via one of these links will earn revenue for the Racing Post, which will be used to continue producing our award-winning coverage of horseracing and sports betting.