Toulon became the first team to win the European Cup final three years in a row, defeating Clermont Auvergne 24-18 in an absorbing game at Twickenham. There were stand-out solo tries from Nick Abendanon and Drew Mitchell, but in the end it was Toulon’s greater composure, allied to some poor goal-line defence and discipline from Clermont, that made the difference. Check out highlights of the game, including those two stunning solo tries, below:
Video credit: Monsieur Wiko
The previous night, Gloucester had won the Challenge Cup final, defeating Edinburgh 19-13 just down the road at the Stoop. They prevailed for a dogged victory despite a red card for centre Billy Meakes. You can watch highlights of the game here.
By Jamie Hosie
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Photo by: Patrick Khachfe / Onside Images
N.B. Hosie broke his hand playing in his own final at Twickenham on Sunday, hence the slightly shorter than usual round-up! Normal service will be resumed shortly…
One reply on “Best of the weekend: Toulon make history at Twickenham”
Great for Gloucester to win after their Aviva Season – I’ve written a short piece on the Toulon game and would be very interested on hearing anyone’s feedback – positive and negative:
http://www.ruckinrugby.co.uk/another-sad-day-for-rugby-values/