Summary

  • Harlequins' Champions Cup run ends with semi-final defeat in Toulouse

  • Juan Cruz Mallia try with Quins' Jack Walker in sin-bin proves crucial

  • Tries from Caden Murley & Tyrone Green gave Harlequins hope in electric second half

  • Antoine Dupont scored two tries as Toulouse led 31-12 at half-time

  • Toulouse will seek to win sixth European Cup at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 25 May

  • French side will play Leinster in the final

Live Reporting

Tim Oscroft

  1. Toulouse 31-26 Harlequins

    Toulouse have not added to their tally from the first half, just to underline Paul Grayson's thoughts there.

  2. Toulouse 31-26 Harlequins

    Paul Grayson
    Former England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Such has been the turnaround in terms of Harlequins being on top in this half, I think we've only heard Dupont's name twice in commentary.

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  3. Toulouse 31-26 Harlequins

    Caden Murley claims a superb take of a Dupont up-and-under, under pressure by the touchline and then wriggling out of the tackle.

  4. Toulouse 31-26 Harlequins

    Toulouse's energy levels have dipped in this half, while Quins are rejuvenated.

    Paul Costes wriggles into the Quins half, but he slips and a penalty gives Quins the chance to apply more pressure.

  5. Toulouse 31-26 Harlequins

    It is all Quins now, a Marcus Smith bouncing bomb of a kick pegs the hosts back, but then Blair Kinghorn quickly slams his own kick to halfway.

  6. 'We can win this, lads!'

    Toulouse 31-26 Harlequins

    Just a try in this now, maybe they showed Escape To Victory in the Quins dressing room at half-time?

  7. Toulouse 31-26 Harlequins

    Paul Grayson
    Former England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    What a try!

    It's nothing other than mental what's happened in this second half. One team was on the precipice saying 'let's go and have fun' but for the other side it was too easy and they sat back and relaxed too much.

  8. converted try

    Converted try - Toulouse 31-26 Harlequins

    Tyrone Green (con: Smith)

    The comeback is on!

    A mazy run from Louis Lynagh sees Quins go from halfway to the 22 in a heartbeat. Then Caden Murley takes it on, and Tyrone Green then bursts back on an angle to glide over the line!

  9. Replacement

    Toulouse 31-19 Harlequins

    Quins have been the better side since the break, and they are boosted by the appearance off the bench of 92-capped England prop Joe Marler.

  10. 'Superb finish'

    Toulouse 31-19 Harlequins

    Paul Grayson
    Former England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Superb winger's finish! Murley knows he's going to get hit in the air, he knows he's going to get shoved into touch on his way down, but he's braced for it and arcs his body to counter it.

  11. converted try

    Converted try - Toulouse 31-19 Harlequins

    Cadan Murley (con: Smith)

    Wow! What a finish!

    Marcus Smith spins a wonderful pass out to the number 11, who starts his dive from a couple of metres out, and gets the ball down just before taking the flag out. It's a brilliant try, and Smith follows up with a superb conversion.

    Is the comeback on?

  12. Toulouse 31-12 Harlequins

    Quins keep the ball from the lineout, and then move to the right touchline. More pressure and they get another penalty which Smith dinks to the flag.

  13. Toulouse 31-12 Harlequins

    That's an encouraging opening spell for Quins, they keep probing back into the Toulouse half and get a scrum on the left just into the opposing half.

    Toulouse don't drive straight and a penalty is pumped to the Toulouse 22.

  14. Kick-off

    Toulouse 31-12 Harlequins

    Marcus Smith gets the second half going, can Quins mount an all-time great comeback?

  15. Toulouse 'breathtakingly brilliant'

    Toulouse 31-12 Harlequins

    Paul Grayson
    Former England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    You could see in that half the gulf in class in terms of ability to take advantage of the situation. If it's not power, it's speed. If it's not speed, it's power. And sometimes, it's both.

    It's highly-skilled, relentless, with superb awareness of where the space is and what to do when they are given the ball.

    Toulouse, at times, were breathtakingly brilliant.

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  16. Toulouse 31-12 Harlequins

    I'm thinking of the kind of 'Escape to Victory' attitude - "come on lads, we can still win this" - but Toulouse are going to have to drop from a very high level to let Quins back in.

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  17. Half-time

    Toulouse 31-12 Harlequins

    Quins have had their moments, but overall they are being pummelled by an impressive Toulouse display.

    They will need the team talk of all team talks now.

  18. 'Sensational, relentless and wonderful to watch'

    Toulouse 31-12 Harlequins

    Paul Grayson
    Former England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Toulouse are destroying Quins at the breakdown.

    Toulouse get the turnover, Dupont taps, dances and then it's sensational, relentless and wonderful to watch the way the ball keeps moving at pace.

    It's magnificent rugby union and suddenly there's a 20-point gap in the scoreline.

  19. Toulouse 31-12 Harlequins

    That felt like the rugby equivalent of a goal-hanger's goal in football, with Dupont just there to finish it off - but you've got to be in the area to do so.

    Quins are being run ragged.

  20. 'Breathtaking Dupont'

    Toulouse 31-12 Harlequins

    Paul Grayson
    Former England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Harlequins will have said all week 'watch Dupont' but you've still got to stop him. That's a brilliant side-step, he sat his man down, and drew three players into him but his wing wasn't on his wavelength.

    Antoine Dupont is absolutely breathtaking. And he's played some sevens so he's got some real stamina.

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