Top 14 Match Recap: Toulouse Dominates Toulon 59-24 To Reclaim Top Spot
Top 14 Match Recap: Toulouse Dominates Toulon 59-24 To Reclaim Top Spot
Toulouse defeated Toulon 59-24, earning a bonus-point win to find the top of the Top 14 standings after Round 8, led by Juan Cruz Mallia’s hat-trick.
Toulouse crushed Toulon 59-24 in their rivalry matchup last weekend.
The win not only secured bragging rights, it also lifted the club to the top of the Top 14 table after Round 8.
The team earned a bonus point from the eight-try performance, tying Toulouse with Stade Français.
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On its home turf, Toulouse struck first in the fifth minute and never looked back.
The sides were nearly even on tackles (115-113), but Toulouse dominated possession with 63%, a 100% scrum success rate and six turnovers won.
Juan Cruz Mallia scored three tries for Toulouse and led the match in line breaks.
Toulouse entered the season atop the preseason power rankings, though other contenders — notably Pau — have shared the spotlight since.
Toulouse fell to Pau in Round 7, despite leading for 74 minutes, as Pau snatched victory with a last-minute try and conversion.
That setback only fueled Toulouse’s resurgence.
After Pau’s 15-10 loss to Racing 92 last weekend, the top of the table lay Toulouse's for the taking.
Top 14 Rugby Standings 2025 After Round 8
- Toulouse (25) – 5-0-3
- Stade Français Paris (25) – 5-0-3
- Pau (24) – 5-0-3
- Bordeaux Bègles (23) – 5-0-3
- Racing 92 (21) – 5-0-3
- Bayonne (21) – 5-0-3
- La Rochelle (20) – 4-0-3
- Clermont (19) – 4-0-4
- Toulon (19) – 4-0-3
- Castres (19) – 4-0-4
- Montpellier (18) – 3-1-4
- Lyon (18) – 4-0-4
- Montauban (7) – 1-1-6
- Perpignan (0) – 0-0-8
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