Toulouse hammer Stade Français
Toulouse sent out a warning to the rest of the Top 14 with a comprehensive 57-17 victory over Stade Français at Stade Ernest Wallon on Saturday.
Toulouse full-back Thomas Ramos scored the game's first points with a penalty but Jules Plisson hit back for the visitors with two penalties of his own to give Stade Français a 6-3 lead.
Cheslin Kolbe continued his hot scoring streak when he scored the game's opening try in the 14th minute. Ramos added the conversion and an extra penalty before getting himself in the try column with 24 minutes gone.
Ramos converted his own try and added a further penalty before Jarod Poi dotted down for the hosts. Plisson's penalty cut the deficit to 18 as the Stade Français went in to the interval 27-9 behind.
Besides a Plisson penalty shortly after the interval, the next score came only in the 54th minute when the visitors dotted down through Terry Bouhraoua to cut the deficit to 10 at 27-17.
But from then on out, it was all Toulouse as Antoine Dupont (62), Gael Fickou (70), Ramos (75) and Maxime Medard (78) scored tries as the home side ran out emphatic 57-17 victors.
The scorers:
For Toulouse:
Tries: Kolbe, Ramos 2, Poi, Dupont, Fickou, Medard
Cons: Ramos 5, Holmes
Pens: Ramos
For Stade Français:
Try: Bouhraoua
Pens: Plisson 4
Yellow Card: Macalou
Toulouse: 15 Thomas Ramos, 14 Yoann Huget, 13 Jarrod Poi, 12 Yann David, 11 Cheslin Kolbe, 10 Zack Holmes, 9 Antoine Dupont, 8 Carl Axtens, 7 Louis-Benoit Madaule, 6 Talalelei Gray, 5 Joe Tekori, 4 Yoann Maestri, 3 Charlie Faumuina, 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini, 1 Lucas Pointud
Replacements: 16 David Roumieu, 17 Danie Mienie, 18 Piula Faasalele, 19 Gillian Galan, 20 Gael Fickou, 21 Jean-Marc Doussain, 22 Maxime Medard, 23 Maks van Dyk
Stade Français: 15 Romain Martial, 14 Julien Arias, 13 Jimmy Yobo, 12 Theo Millet, 11 Marvin O'Connor, 10 Jules Plisson, 9 Clement Daguin, 8 Sekou Macalou, 7 Bakery Meite, 6 Antoine Burban, 5 Alexandre Flanquart, 4 Steevy Cerqueira, 3 Lorenzo Cittadini, 2 Craig Burden, 1 Gurthro Steenkamp
Replacements: 16 Lucas Da Silva, 17 Siegfried Fisi'ihoi, 18 Paul Gabrillagues, 19 Mathieu De Giovanni, 20 Mathieu Ugena, 21 Terry Bouhraoua, 22 Morne Steyn, 23 Paul Alo-Emil
Referee: Thomas Charabas