After his side\u2019s impressive victory over Sale Sharks on Saturday, Leinster head coach Leo Cullen is wary of their Investec Champions Cup semi-final opponents, Toulon.<\/p>\n
The Irish province were in a rampant mood at the Aviva Stadium as they outscored Sale by six tries to one and booked their place in the last four courtesy of a 43-13 triumph.<\/p>\n
That result sees Leinster advance to their fifth successive home semi-final although Cullen<\/a> is not underestimating their opponents, particularly after they suffered a shock loss to Northampton in their 2025 last four clash.<\/p>\n \u2018We didn\u2019t manage to get the job done\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cWe were here (at the Aviva) for the semi-final last year and we didn\u2019t manage to get the job done,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Despite languishing in 11th position in the Top 14 standings, Toulon have beaten the United Rugby Championship\u2019s (URC) top two teams in successive weeks as after clinching a narrow 28-27 win over the Stormers in their round-of-16 clash, they also edged out Glasgow Warriors 22-19 at Scotstoun on Saturday.<\/p>\n That means Leinster<\/a> can ill afford to underestimate Pierre Mignoni and his troops and judging from Cullen\u2019s talk his team are not taking Toulon lightly.<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019ve an all-star squad, haven\u2019t they? They\u2019ve plenty of firepower there,\u201d he said of Toulon. \u201cIt\u2019s another great challenge for us as a group.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s great to again be in the semi-final of the tournament, but we know how bloody tough it is.<\/p>\n \u201cGlasgow were probably the form team in Europe going into this weekend and they (Toulon) managed to get the job done up there.<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019re a team that has caused plenty of pain, towards the tail end of my playing career and into my early coaching career. It causes a lot of pain.<\/p>\n \u201cSome very, very tough days against them that I can remember.\u201d<\/p>\n Leinster player ratings: Versatile Ireland international tops chart with \u2018wonderful\u2019 performance while \u2018impenetrable\u2019 Lions star \u2018diffused\u2019 every threat<\/a><\/p>\n Still waiting on exact date of semi-final<\/p>\n Although Leinster will host their Champions Cup<\/a> semi-final with Toulon at the Aviva Stadium, the exact date of the eagerly anticipated showdown is not finalised yet.<\/p>\n That will be determined by the winners of the last quarter-final between Bordeaux-B\u00e8gles and Toulouse at Stade Chaban-Delmas on Sunday.<\/p>\n A win for the home side, who are also the tournament\u2019s defending champions, will mean they host Bath on Sunday, May 3, while Leinster will then take on Toulon at the Aviva Stadium on the previous day.<\/p>\n