Toulon v Toulouse | 11 Key Moments

Toulon brought a big game to the big stage as they put a performance on to make their home fans happy. They ultimately lost but pressured Toulouse from minute one and took the points when it mattered. Here are the key moments that won and lost the game

5’ Unusual Ramos:

Thomas Ramos misses a penalty kick to take the lead

11’ Croc Roll:

Baille is yellow carded for croc roll on Priso. Toulon score 6 points off that moment playing against 14 men for 10 minutes

15’ Meafou Magic

Meafou steals a Ribbans offload pop and Toulouse clear, they then steal the resulting line out and nearly score through Graou but he loses control over the line.

27’ Long Range Boot

Toulon line out steal off Toulouse short throw error followed by a penalty win. Jaminet converts the penalty from well inside his half 

38’ Pressure on Attack

Graou dummies Flament with Toulouse hot on attack. He runs behind his lock and the visitors are pinged for obstruction easing the pressure off the hosts

41’ Chaos Restart

Meafou counter ruck off restart earns a Toulouse penalty. Marchand knocks over the line after a number of phases BUT Serin binned for high tackle in the lead up. Toulouse kep the pressure on and Willis scores from the tap and go

47’ Early Changes 

Five Toulon changes to the pack are done early and the decision shifts momentum away from Toulouse, Toulon regain a foothold.

49’ No Nerves of Steel

Toulon stutter at the line out without Serin meaning it is a  messy pass to Villierre who fumbles 5m from his own line. Ahki scores after some great Toulon defence to give Toulouse the lead for the first time in 40 minutes

60’ Error Level Things

Great contestable kick and Toulon win a scrum feed after the ref thought he saw a Kinghorn knock but made an error. Toulon win a scrum penalty off that set piece and Jaminet levels the game at 18-18 with the kick.

75’ Another Ramos Miss

Scrum penalty for Toulouse as they hunt for a match winning moment. Ramos misses it from wide

79’ Villiere Heartbreak

Villiere drops a perfect Saito up and under 10m from his own line. Toulouse win a penalty and slot the match winning kick.