Player ratings: Leinster fall short after mammoth effort against Toulon

Leinster lost 25-20 to Toulon after a dogfight in Marseille and have missed out on a Champions Cup final.

Here is how we rated Matt O'Connor's men after a 100-minute slog at Stade Veldrome.

Rob Kearney 6

Part of the butterfingers moment behind the Leinster goal-line in the sixth minute. Otherwise looked very solid under the high ball and was motoring on the kick chase. Rode a double tackle, early in the second half, and still presented clean ball.

Fergus McFadden 5

Blessed that Chris Masoe was offside after he spilled a dolly over his own line. Normally solid under high bombs. Not so today. Did not make a single tackle in the first half.

Ben Te'o 6

Combined with Mike McCarthy on one superb choke tackle turnover. Was used to shoot out of the line and put pressure on the Toulon backline.

Ian Madigan 4

Kicking from the tee was superb. Restarts - two out on the full - were iffy. His defence was a lot better than the Bath quarter final. Some questionable kicks out of hand. Missed a penalty to make it 12-9, on 63 minutes, and was then charged down after the restart. Regained his nerve to pop over a fourth penalty. Will have nightmares about that intercept pass.

Luke Fitzgerald 7

Quiet enough first half - a couple of carries and tackles - as the battle was fought up front. Easily turned over by the beastly Steffon Armitage at one stage and stepped by his brother, Delon, soon after. Nice hit on Delon from a 66th minute restart.

Jimmy Gopperth 6

String defence from the New Zealander. Pressed up on the Toulon line and made one excellent charge down on a clearing kick that eventually led to a penalty. Poor knock-on early in the second half. Missed a late drop goal and a conversion.

Isaac Boss 6

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A safe option - did not take risks. Had a scrum moving forward for most of the match, which helps. One missed tackle on Bastareaud caused trouble down the right wing for his team.

Cian Healy 6

Got right up in Carl Hayman's face and edged the scrum battle, winning a couple of penalties. His bravery won his team a penalty but he foolishly gave three points back by coming in from the side. Conceded a second penalty for collapsing a maul. His last play of the game was winning a turnover.

Sean Cronin 7

Solid line-out throwing, even if his darts were veering on crooked [and towards Blue jumpers]. Made some nice carries.

Mike Ross 7

The scrum did its job and Ross, as per usual, kept his side up while Healy put the squeeze on at loose-head.

Devin Toner 8

Dogged effort from Toner. Good ruck clearing, clean line-out takes and tackled any red shirt in his vicinity.

Mike McCarthy 8

Great outing from McCarthy. Combined with Te'o for a turnover and made another nice poach on the deck. Combative presence.

Jordi Murphy 8

Showed some nice gas on kick chases and was well used in the line-out. Was hungry for tackles all match. Pinged by Wayne Barnes for handling the ball on the deck, while off his feet. Halfpenny made it 12-9.

Sean O'Brien 9
Two turnovers and sheer, immense strength in the first-half. Was fortunate to avoid a penalty when driving Chiocci up in the scrum. In fact, Wayne Barnes actually awarded Leinster a penalty on that play so the risk paid off. Crashed over for an extra time try that gave Leinster hope.

Jamie Heaslip 7

One knock-on and another that was fortunate to bounce back. Was a menace to Toulon on the deck and won a crucial first half turnover. Gave away penalty in extra time for going off his feet.