Summary

  • Northampton Saints into Champions Cup final as they stun Leinster 37-34 in all-time classic semi-final in Dublin

  • Read Jonathan Bradley's match report

  • The Premiership side reach their first Champions Cup final since 2011, while Leinster fail to make the final for the first time in four years

  • First half: Freeman hat-trick and Pollock scores for Saints; O'Brien and Van der Flier respond for Leinster

  • Second half: Doris, Sheehan and Lowe tries for Leinster; Ramm hits back for Saints

  • Controversial last-minute refereeing decision as Leinster denied try

Live Reporting

Mantej Mann

  1. Line-ups

    Leinster v Northampton (17:30 BST)

    Leinster: Keenan; O'Brien, Ringrose, Henshaw, Lowe; Prendergast, Gibson-Park; Healy, Sheehan, Furlong, Snyman, McCarthy, Deegan, Van der Flier, Doris (capt).

    Replacements: Kelleher, Porter, Slimani, Baird, Conan, McGrath, R Byrne, Barrett.

    Northampton Saints: Ramm; Freeman, Dingwall (capt), Hutchinson, Litchfield; Smith, Mitchell; Iyogun, Langdon, Davison, Mayanavanua, Coles, Kemeny, Pollock, Augustus.

    Replacements: Walker, West, Millar Mills, Lockett, Munga, Scott-Young, James, Seabrook.

    Referee: Pierre Brousset (France)

  2. Team news

    Leinster v Northampton (17:30 BST)

    Leinster make wholesale changes as Ireland captain Caelan Doris and fly-half Sam Prendergast return to the starting XV.

    Veteran prop Cian Healy is the sole survivor from Leinster's United Rugby Championship defeat by Scarlets while in contrast Saints' only change from from their Premiership win over Bristol Bears is the return of prop Trevor Davison.

    We'll have the full line-ups next...

  3. Deja vu?

    Leinster v Northampton (17:30 BST)

    We've been here before.

    Leinster v Northampton in the Champions Cup semi-final is becoming a familiar affair.

    The Irish province won last year's meeting at this stage but can Saints spring a surprise 12 months on?

    Kick off at the Aviva comes at 17:30 BST...

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