It meant victory for Tigers and a first defeat of the season for Toulouse. Toulousse will go into next week's return game in Toulouse with a one point advantage at the top of the Pool over the resurgent Tigers.

Jauzion knocked on in midfield as Toulouse went for the final score. That gave Tiers one final scrum. Toulouse wheeled the scrum, but there was no time left for Mr Owens to set another scrum.

Toulouse then lost ground when they conceded a penalty for pulling a maul to ground

Kunavore kicked through and Varndell lost the ball on the floor on the edge of his 22. The ball came back into Toulouse hands, but an inside pass to Clerc was deemed to be forward to deny the wing a try.

Toulouse won a lilne-out in their own half and almost conjured a try out of nothing

Toulouse tried to attack out of their 22 and Kuvavore was held up in the tackle to give Tigers a scrum 40 metres out.

Courrent went for a drop goal, but his kick was charged down and Tigers cleared to half-way. Heymans lined-up a drop shot attempt from half-way, but quickly regretted his decision

Toulouse won the line out and Jauzion made a half-break that paved the way from a strong raid into the home 22.

Back came Toulouse and Poitrenaud broke into the Tigers half and sparked a raid that ended in Back came Toulouse and Poitrenaud broke into the Tigers half and sparked a raid that ended in the home 22.

Eventually Courrent was penalised for holding on in the tackle 10 metres out.

Toulouse conceded a free-kick at a scrum on the 10 metre line and a kick to the left corner for Vesty was touched down by Poitrenaud.

Youngs lost the ball after trying to break from a line-out on the Toulouse 10 metre line. The Frenchmen ran the ball back at Tigers and when the home side were caught offside Courrent stepped up to take the penalty.

strong scrum from Toulouse earned them a penalty and Courrent kicked out and the half came to an end

Heymans kick goes dead to force a scrum back on the Toulouse 22 to give the Tigers one final attacking chance at the end of the first-half.

Tigers turned over a line-out and Courrent turned the mistake into an attacking option for Toulouse. Fritz made ground and then Clerc drove into the home 22.

Goode attempted a long range drop goal from half-way, but he was nowhere near the target. Even so, Toulouse were forced to drop out from their 22

Toulouse were having trouble at the line-out and Servat’s throw over the top ended with a scrum for the home side. Tigers jumpers had already stolen two Toulouse line-outs.

Toulouse opened out in their backs and reached the home 22. They kept control of the ball until a pass from Clerc was intercepted by Varndell and the danger was cleared to near half-way.

Courrent’s kick-off went over the dead ball line to force a scrum back at half-way

Toulouse conceded a penalty in their 22

But the home back row hassled the Toulouse forwards at a ruck and Abraham hacked on to allow No 8 Crane to pick up and drive deep into the French 22. But as he went to ground there was a Tigers man over the top and Courrent was given a penalty to clear

Courrent kicked his side down to the Tigers 22, but Tigers stole the line-out and cleared.

Toulouse continued to run back any ball that Tigers kicked to them and Sowerby and Poitrenaud made good ground with the ball in hand as the visitors made a confident start.

But Toulouse took a quick throw in and Poitrenaud made good ground to keep the pressure on in the home half. Some great interplay between the visiting centres then made more ground, but Sowerby lost the ball in contract to give Tigers some breathing spac

Nyanga made a sweet break and Jauzion was just unable to provide the scoring pass on the Tigers 22 to give the Frenchmen the perfect start.

Courrent kicked-off for Toulouse on a pitch that had been soaked by the incessant rain overnight