Penalty for Toulouse! The Parisiens are pinged for offside and give McAllister the opportunity to extend the lead. But once again, the Kiwi is just wide of the uprights. The scores remain at 7-3. Louis Picamoles enters the fray to a chorus of cheers here at the Stade Ernest Wallon!
Stade have really responded brightly. An excellent kick from fly-half Plisson puts the visitors deep in Toulouse territory. But resilient defending from try-scorer Yoann Huget forces the turnover. McAllister gives his team a breath of fresh air in clearing the lines.
Try for Toulouse! The hosts finally turn the relentless pressure into points. Toulouse, spreading the ball wide, take advantage of the huge overlap on the right hand side of the pitch to send Yoann Huget, unopposed, over the Stade line. McAllister makes amends of his previous miss to add the extras to make it 7-3 to the home side.
Toulouse are really beginning to pick up the intensity here! An excellent passage of play from the hosts with the centre pairing of Fickou and Fritz right at the forefront causing numerous problems for the Parisien defence. But a slightly overcooked kick from Fritz to Tolofua sees the ball go into touch only inches from the Stade line!
Penalty to Stade! Ill-discipline at the breakdown gives Italian referee Mitrea no option but to award the penalty. Fereira the guilty party on this occasion. But Filol misses the opportunity to put his side further in front. The scores remain at 0-3.
Penalty to Toulouse! An excellent passage of play sees the hosts work themselves into the Parisian's 22. The visitors are then pinged for sealing off the ball at the breakdown. Kiwi, Luke McAllister steps up for the kick at goal but, uncharacteristically, sees his attempt drift wide. It remains 0-3.
And it's the visitors that draw first blood! Problems at the kick-off see referee award the penalty to the Stade Francais. Jerome Filol steps up and effortlessly slots the ball between the uprights. 3-0 to the visitors.
Hello all and welcome to Ultimate Rugby’s coverage of the 9th round of French Top 14 fixtures with Toulouse playing host to Stade Francais at the Stade Ernest Wallon. The visitors will no doubt be looking to build on their highly impressive opening to the campaign with 6 wins from 8. An extra incentive; a win here today will regain the much sought after top spot in this greatly contested Top 14 table. But hosts Toulouse however have all to play for, where a bonus point win this evening will see them join Toulon at the top of the standings. They'll have to do it without talisman Dusautoir and the physical presence that is Louis Picamoles (on the bench). But with both talent and experience on both sides, we’re all set here for what should be a cracking match – stay tuned for live updates and commentary throughout the match.