Major shock as Edinburgh master Toulouse

Edinburgh 23 Toulouse 16

Edinburgh had to cling on when a late Jean-Baptiste Elissalde penalty left them with a two-point lead but Chris Paterson raced the length of the Toulouse half to link brilliantly with Brendan Laney, who galloped over to apply the killer touch.

Coach Frank Hadden said: "Off the field, the gulf between us and Toulouse has widened since we lost twice to them last season. The have more money at their disposal and we have less.