Leicester Tigers on end of giant Champions Cup defeat to Toulouse
Leicester suffered their heaviest Investec Champions Cup defeat as holders Toulouse thrashed them 80-12 at Stade Ernest Wallon.
The French team ran in 12 tries to deny the Tigers a home draw in the competition’s round of 16.
Toulouse ran in six first-half tries, with captain Antoine Dupont beginning the rout and Emmanuel Meafou adding a brace.
Ange Capuozzo, Dimitri Delibes and Julien Marchand continued the blitz as Toulouse scored 42 points in a first half where Leicester failed to register a single score.
There was slight improvement from Tigers after the break as Jack van Poortvliet and Will Hurd crossed for tries and Jamie Shillcock added a conversion.
But Toulouse refused to show mercy as another six tries underlined their intent to retain the trophy.
Capuozzo and Dupont scored again and Thibaud Flament went over twice.
Thomas Ramos and replacement Matthis Lebel completed the scoring as Leicester – who booked their place in the knockout stage after beating Ulster last weekend – settled for third place in the pool.
France winger Damian Penaud set a new tournament record of six tries as Bordeaux thrashed Sharks 66-12 to secure top spot in Pool One and home advantage in the next round.
The heavy defeat for Sharks meant Ulster leapfrogged them into fourth place and secure qualification for the round of 16 on points difference.
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