"Outside of the highest international level if there is a better quality competition beyond the Champions Cup then I don't know it. Yet, I have to be honest here and say the first 39 minutes at the Stade Mayol yesterday was pure muck. The 40th was spared by a Marius Domon try and his accompanying conversion which gave Toulon a 7-6 lead at the break."
"Yet, I have to be honest here and say the first 39 minutes at the Stade Mayol yesterday was pure muck. The 40th was spared by a Marius Domon try and his accompanying conversion which gave Toulon a 7-6 lead at the break. Munster pressured effectively without the ball but some of the home team's handling in that opening period bordered on the pathetic."
Champions Cup matches reach an elite standard outside of full international play. The contest at Stade Mayol began poorly, with the first 39 minutes described as 'pure muck' and frequent handling errors by the home team. Marius Domon scored a try and conversion on the 40th minute to give Toulon a 7-6 halftime lead. Munster applied effective pressure without possession, but struggled to capitalize early. The second half transformed the match, as three further tries within ten minutes after the restart dramatically increased intensity and scoring, producing a markedly different and more entertaining contest.
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