Toulouse flatten Cardiff: top stats performers

Toulouse hit the ground running in their Champions Cup opener against Cardiff Rugby on the latter’s home turf. The visitors were able to capitalise on Cardiff’s mistakes in the first half to build a decent platform from which to work going into the second stanza and were able to keep a firm grip on the game until the final whistle. 

We take a look at the top stats performers from the match. 

Tackles: 

Seb Davies & Olly Robinson (Cardiff) - 12 

Ellis Jenkins & James Botham (Cardiff) - 10 

Uilisi Halaholo (Cardiff) - 9 

Carries: 

Pita Ahki (Toulouse) - 10 

Josh Adams (Cardiff) & Cyrill Baille (Toulouse) - 9 

Uilisi Halaholo (Cardiff), Antoine Dupont, Guitoune Sofiane & Maxime Medard (Toulouse) - 8 

Metres gained: 

Antoine Dupont (Toulouse) - 156 

Jacob Beetham (Cardiff) - 61 

James Botham (Cardiff) - 58 

Defenders beaten: 

Antoine Dupont (Toulouse) - 11 

Pita Ahki (Toulouse) – 6 

Maxime Medard, Julien Marchand, Matthis Lebel (Toulouse) & Uilisi Halaholo (Cardiff) - 3 

Turnovers: 

Olly Robinson (Cardiff) - 5 

Ellis Jenkins (Cardiff) & Julien Marchand (Toulouse) - 2