Toulouse edge out Bordeaux to secure third straight Top 14 crown

Thomas Ramos kicked two crucial penalties in the last five minutes for Toulouse

Toulouse hooker Julien Marchand (L) and English flanker Jack Willis celebrate with the Bouclier de Brennus trophy after winning the French Top 14 rugby union final match with Union Bordeaux-Begles (UBB) at the Stade de France Photo by JULIE SEBADELHA/AFP via Getty Images 

Toulouse claimed their third consecutive Top 14 title and a record-extending 24th French championship by beating Bordeaux Begles 39-33 after extra time in a dramatic final on Saturday.

Thomas Ramos kicked two penalties in the last five minutes for Toulouse after Bordeaux's Maxime Lucu had converted a penalty on the hooter to take the game into extra time at 33-33.