Toulouse accelerating their journey back to European summit

Toulouse’s Antoine Dupont kicks the ball under pressure from Iain Henderson during the Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final at Stade Ernest Wallon in Toulouse yesterday. Picture: Manuel Blondeau/Sportsfile

Toulouse delivered not one but two warnings to future Champions Cup rivals as they brushed aside Ulster 36-8 in a thoroughly one-sided quarter-final yesterday.

The first came in real-time at Stade Ernest Wallon. The French side were too good, too fast, too creative, and simply overwhelmed their honest, hardworking opponents.