| First half timeline |
| 1 | Leinster | Leinster captain Brian O'Driscoll makes his 50th Heineken Cup appearance in a must win game for his side. The Irishmen are six points off the pace in Pool 6 so need to both their remaining games. |
| 1 | Toulouse | Toulouse, who haven't beaten Leinster in Dublin for 10 years, can put one foot in the knockout stages with a victory at RDS having recorded three wins out of four in their group games to date. |
| 3 | Leinster | Leinster win a midfield line out and a strong carry from Bernard Jackman gives his team good field position and quick ball frees Kearney down the left but he is hauled down. |
| 4 | Leinster | Penalty kick - F Contepomi From an ensuing penalty, Contepomi makes no mistake and gives his side a deserved early lead after an ambitious and energetic start from the home team. |
| 7 | Toulouse | Toulouse employ pick and go tactics with their first spell of possession but some fierce counter-rucking gives Leinster the put in at a scrum. The home side look far more switched on in the early exchanges. |
| 9 | Leinster | Leinster again attack down the left and O'Driscoll grubbers the ball behind the defence. Poitrenaud covers well though and feeds Heymans who clears well. |
| 11 | Toulouse | Toulouse's shaky start continues as Kelleher throws a wild pass from a set scrum move. More dynamic play at the breakdown wins Leinster the scrum again. Leinster are refusing to allow their visitors to settle down. |
| 16 | Toulouse | Both sides free the ball wide as they exchange possession but poor passing execution hinders both teams as the game becomes a little bit scrappy. |
| 18 | Leinster | A delicate Courrent chip gives Leinster a lineout metres form their own line and they deal with it well to clear towards halfway. |
| 21 | Leinster | Malcolm O'Kelly leaps beautifully to steal a Toulouse lineout after more back and forth kicking Leinster attack purposefully down the right with some lovely offloading play. |
| 22 | Leinster | Wayne Barnes awards a penalty from an infringement at the ruck and Leinster choose to kick to the corner. |
| 24 | Leinster | Toulouse infringe again from the lineout and Mr Barnes decides enough id enough and gives Lamboley a yellow. Leinster kick to the corner once more. |
| 24 | Toulouse | Yellow card - G Lamboley |
| 25 | Leinster | Leinster attack again at close range but Luke Fitzgerald puts a pass down. Wayne Barnes calls them back for another Leinster penalty though and the pressure remains firmly on Toulouse. |
| 26 | Leinster | Leinster go again but another handling error, this time from O'Kelly surrenders possession. From the ensuing scrum Leinster put on a powerful drive and Kelleher is forced to minor, conceding possession. |
| 30 | Leinster | Wave after wave of Leinster carries are kept out on the line by Toulouse who have done very well not to concede. O'Kelly went closest but he was expertly turned by Kelleher to deny the score. |
| 32 | Leinster | Try - L Fitzgerald This time Leinster go wide. O'Dricsoll is tackled but manages to offload to Contepomi who in turn pops a classy back door pass to Luke Fitzgerald who evades the cover defence to touch down. |
| 33 | Leinster | Conversion - F Contepomi Contepomi adds the extras and Leinster finally have a score line to match their dominance in the game so far. |
| 35 | Toulouse | Toulouse back to full strength as Lamboley returns from the bin with his side in desperate need of something to spark their afternoon having spent the majority of first 35 minutes camped in their own half. |
| 40 | Toulouse | Penalty kick - V Courrent That spark soon arrives as Heymans darts in from the blindside wing, almost cutting clean through the Leinster line. A penalty is awarded from the breakdown and Courrent makes no mistake. |
| 40 +3 | Leinster | Toulouse attack again putting some width on the ball early but more vigorous counter rucking form Leinster wins them a penalty. The home side's ferocity at the breakdown has been a feature of the first half. |
| Second half timeline |
| 41 | Leinster | Leinster have been by far the superior side in the first half. The pack has been rampant, not giving Toulouse an inch. If the visitors are to recover in the second half their forwards will have to match that determination. |
| 41 | Toulouse | Substitution - J Elissalde on for B Kelleher |
| 41 | Leinster | Substitution - C Healy on for S Knoop |
| 42 | Toulouse | Fritz breaks clear and feeds Lamboley who finds Nyanga meters from the line but they turnover possession and Contepomi clears. Toulouse attack again through Poitrenaud but again spill the ball. |
| 42 | Toulouse | Toulouse are looking far more purposeful in the opening minutes of the second period but their ball retention is letting them down. |
| 44 | Leinster | Leinster attack from behind their own line and make good ground through O'Driscoll and Gleeson but they now lose the ball in contact and Heymans is almost put clear. The second half has begun at a frantic pace. |
| 45 | Toulouse | Leinster's dominance at the scrum has been compromised by the introduction of young Cian Healy at the break and Toulouse win a penalty after a powerful set piece. Courrent is off target though. |
| 49 | Toulouse | A scorching run and a beautiful inside ball from Heymans is wasted by second row Lamboley who was simply not on the same wave length as the ace winger as he drops the ball with the line at his mercy. |
| 51 | Leinster | Scrum half Keane has his clearance kick charged down by Nyanga but it falls kindly to Contepomi who feeds Kearney to clear. It is Leinster's turn to defend their line now as Toulouse enjoy territorial adavantage. |
| 51 | Leinster | Substitution - G Easterby on for C Keane |
| 52 | Toulouse | Penalty kick - V Courrent Kunavore cuts the Leinster line and feeds Courrent. He is tackled but there are Leinster players come in from the side at the breakdown and a penalty is awarded, Courrent slots the three points. |
| 54 | Leinster | Try - L Fitzgerald Leinster win possession back from the restart after a charge down and surge towards the line. After several attacks in which Contepomi is central, the ball is worked right and Fitzgerald skips over for his second. |
| 54 | Toulouse | Substitution - R Millo-Chluski on for G Lamboley |
| 55 | Leinster | Conversion - F Contepomi |
| 57 | Toulouse | Substitution - J Bouilhou on for Y Nyanga |
| 57 | Toulouse | Substitution - S Perugini on for J Poux |
| 59 | Leinster | Contepomi is in the zone now. He gathers his own perfectly weighted chip to go clear of the Toulouse defence but his neat pop to Fitzgerald is put to ground by the winger. Leinster have been cursed by handling errors. |
| 62 | Toulouse | Again poor skill level sees a scoring chance go begging. Courrent receives a loose ball in space and has a two man overlap to his left but a shocking pass is mishandled and the chance has gone. |
| 63 | Toulouse | Substitution - Y Donguy on for M Kunavore |
| 63 | Toulouse | Substitution - V Lacombe on for W Servat |
| 65 | Toulouse | Toulouse gain field position through several phases of possession and a raking kick down the right touch line from Florian Fritz. Leinster win the lineout but a sliced O'Driscoll clearance kick keeps them under pressure. |
| 68 | Leinster | Substitution - B Blaney on for B Jackman |
| 69 | Toulouse | Try - Y Donguy Toulouse catch fire at last. A half break and offload from Bouilou finds Heymans who races away down the left touchline, jinking in and out before finding substitute Yves Donguy who goes over. |
| 70 | Toulouse | Conversion - V Courrent |
| 71 | Leinster | Substitution - S Keogh on for K Gleeson |
| 72 | Leinster | Leinster are unperturbed by Toulouse's score and attack from depth again. Great play from Dempsey puts his side right up to the Toulouse line and when play breaks down they are awarded the scrum. |
| 72 | Toulouse | Substitution - G du Toit on for V Courrent |
| 73 | Leinster | From the scrum Contepomi throws a horrible pass which Dempsey does well to deal with but the ball is lost and after some kicking tennis Toulouse find an excellent touch to clear into the Leinster half. |
| 77 | Leinster | Ellisalde drops the ball in the Leinster 22 and Rob Kearney races 60 meters down the left touchline. He is tagged but Leinster are awarded the penalty from the breakdown. They choose to kick to the corner. |
| 79 | Leinster | Leinster spread the ball and O'Driscoll goes for the line only to be called back by Wayne Barnes for crossing by Luke Fitzgerald but Toulouse only minutes to salvage a win from the match. |
| 80 +1 | Toulouse | Sowerby spills a Leinster clearance kick straight into touch gifting them the lineout and probably signalling the end of his side's challenge. |
| 80 +4 | Leinster | Drop kick - F Contepomi Leinster continue to press as dynamic runs from Healy and O'Kelly take them close before the mercurial Contepomi strikes a sweet dropped goal to put his side seven clear. |
| 80 +4 | Leinster | The final whistle sounds and a magnificent performance from Leinster's pack along with a few touches of class from Contepomi has seen them past an uninspired Leinster side. Jamie Heaslip man-of-the-match. |
