Toulon get ideal H-Cup warm-up

Toulon enjoyed the ideal preparation for their Heineken Cup semi-final with Munster with a 46-31 win over Perpignan in the Top 14.

Twenty six points from the boot of France pivot Frederic Michalak helped the visitors romp home, securing a bonus point thanks to a second-half Rudi Wulf double, and overtaking Montpellier at the top of the Top 14.

The Heineken Cup champions didn’t have it all their own way, however, with relegation-threatened Perpignan giving as good as they got in front of some 25,000 supporters. Michalak and Wales international James Hook traded penalties early on, before USAP full-back Joffrey Michel crossed for the game’s opening try.