Route To The Final - Toulouse

Toulouse get off to a wining start with a narrow victory over London Irish
Toulouse: C Poitrenaud; E Ntamack, C Desbrosse, X Garbajosa (C Heymans 66), V Clerc; J-B Elissalde, F Michalak (Y Delaigue 73); P Collazo, Y Bru (W Servat 62), B Lecouls, D Gerard (F Maka 21), F Pelous (T Brennan 44), J Bouilhou (M Marfaing 77), C Labit (J-B Poux 81), I Maka
Scorers: Tries - V Clerc 2, I Maka; Cons - J-B Elissalde 2; Pens - J-B Elissalde 2, F Michalak London Irish: Try - N Burrows; Pens - B Everitt 4; DGs - B Everitt 2. Yellow card: B Venter 53 Referee: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)

ROUND 2: 19/10/02 NEWPORT 19 TOULOUSE 34 HT: 19-14 Attendance: 6,730
Welsh side Newport pushed Toulouse hard, but the French favourites prevail Click here for the match report

Toulouse: C Poitrenaud; E Ntamack, Y Jauzion, X Garbajosa, V Clerc (C Heymans 44); Y Delaigue, J-B Elissalde (F Michalak 69); J-B Poux (B Lecouls 76), Y Bru, P Collazo, T Brennan, F Pelous, G Lamboley (R Millochlusky 79), C Labit, I Maka (F Maka 53)
Scorers: Tries - C Labit, Y Delaigue, F Pelous, C Heymans; Cons - J-B Elissalde 4; Pens - J-B Elissalde, Y Delaigue. Yellow cards: X Garbajosa 33, 78 = Red Newport: Try - J Forster; Con - J Strange; Pens - J Strange 4. Yellow card: J Forster 24
Referee: Chris White (England)

ROUND 3: 07/12/03 EDINBURGH 9 TOULOUSE 30 HT: 6-3 Attendance 4,372
Toulouse make it three out of three with a comfortable victory over the Scots Toulouse: C Poitrenaud; E Ntamack (N Jeanjean 79), C Desbrosse (Y Jauzion 71), X Garbajosa, V Clerc; Y Delaigue, F Michalak; B Lecouls, Y Bru, J-B Poux, D Gerard, F Pelous, T Brennan (J Bouilhou 61), C Labit (G Lamboley 75), I Maka
Scorers: Tries - F Michalak, V Clerc, F Pelous; Cons - Y Delaigue 3; Pens - Y Delaigue, F Michalak; Dg - Y Delaigue Edinburgh Rugby: Pens - B Laney 3 Yellow card: A Jacobsen (35)
Referee: Dave McHugh (Ireland)

ROUND 4: 14/12/03 TOULOUSE 50 EDINBURGH 17 HT: 29-10 Attendance: 14,000

Toulouse completed the double over Edinburgh with a highly impressive performance

Toulouse: C Poitrenaud; E Ntamack, Y Jauzion, X Garbajosa (N Jeanjean 60), V Clerc (C Desbrosse 70); Y Delaigue (J-B Elissalde 60), F Michalak; C Soulette (J Fiorini 60), W Servat (Y Bru 65), B Lecouls, D Gerard (G Lamboley 45), F Pelous, T Brennan (I Maka 65), C Labit, J Bouilhou

Scorers: Tries - Y Delaigue 2, V Clerc, T Brennan, X Garbajosa, G Lamboley, C Labit; Cons - Y Delaigue 4, J-B Elissalde 2; Pen - Y Delaigue

Edinburgh Rugby: Tries - B Laney, S Taylor; Cons - B Laney 2; Pen - B Laney

Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)

ROUND 5: 11/01/03 TOULOUSE 70 NEWPORT 18 HT: 28-6 Attendance: 8,000
Toulouse make if five out of five with an easy win over Newport/
Toulouse: C Poitrenaud (C Desbrosse 71); E Ntamack (N Jeanjean 44), Y Jauzion, X Garbajosa, V Clerc; Y Delaigue (F Michalak 52), J-B Elissalde; C Soulette (B Lecouls 49), Y Bru (W Servat 61), J-B Poux, G Lamboley, F Pelous (capt) (R Millochlusky 64), J Bouilhou, T Brennan (F Maka 53), C Labit
Scorers: Tries - X Garbajosa 2, Y Delaigue 2, Y Jauzion 2, E Ntamack, J Bouilhou, J-B Elissalde, V Clerc; Cons - J-B Elissalde 10 Newport: Tries - A Powell, J Tonu'u; Con - J Strange; Pens - J Strange 2
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)

ROUND 6: LONDON IRISH 32 TOULOUSE 29 HT: 18-12 Attendance 9,297

The Exiles spoiled Toulouse's 100 percent record with a narrow victory, but Toulouse are through as second seeds.
Toulouse: N Jeanjean (C Poitrenaud 60); E Ntamack, C Desbrosse, Y Jauzion, X Garbajosa (V Clerc 51); F Michalak (Y Delaigue 78), J-B Elissalde; B Lecouls (C Soulette 3), W Servat (Y Bru 2-15, 51), J-B Poux, G Lamboley (D Gerard 51), F Pelous (capt, J Bouilhou 60), T Brennan, F Maka, C Labit
Scorers: Tries - F Michalak, V Clerc; Cons - J-B Elissalde 2; Pens - J-B Elissalde 5 London Irish: Tries - P Sackey 2, M Worsley; Con - B Everitt; Pens - B Everitt 5
Referee: Iain Ramage (Scotland)

QUARTER FINAL: 12/04/03 TOULOUSE 32 NORTHAMPTON SAINTS 16 HT: 19-6 Attendance: 36,500
Toulouse made light work of an excellent Saints side to move into the final four.
Toulouse: C Poitrenaud; E Ntamack (C Heymans 64), C Desbrosse (Y Jauzion 74), X Garbajosa, V Clerc (C Heymans 36-41); Y Delaigue, F Michalak; P Collazo (B Lecouls 71), Y Bru, J-B Poux, D Gerard (G Lamboley 78), F Pelous (capt), J Bouilhou, T Brennan (F Maka 55), C Labit (W Servat 68)
Scorers; Tries - C Labit, C Heymans; Cons - Y Delaigue 2; Pens - Y Delaigue 4, F Michalak 2. Yellow card: C Desbrosse (53)

Northampton Saints: N Beal (J Sleightholme 54); J Brooks, B Reihana, C Hyndman (M Tucker 37), B Cohen; P Grayson, M Dawson; T Smith, S Thompson, M Stewart (C Budgen 46, M Stewart 74), M Lord (M Soden 77), J Phillips (R Hunter 61), M Connors (M Soden 33-40), B Pountney (capt), A Blowers
Scorers: Try - J Sleightholme; Con - P Grayson; Pens - P Grayson 3. Yellow card: B Pountney (48)
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)

SEMI-FINAL 26/04/03 TOULOUSE 13 MUNSTER 12 (HT 3-6)

Toulouse: C Poà®trenaud; E Ntamack, Y Jauzion, X Garbajosa, V Clerc; Y Delaigue, F Michalak; P Collazo, Y Bru, J-B Poux, D Gérard, F Pelous, J Bouilhou, T Brennan, C Labit
Scorers: Try - F Michalak; Pens - Y Delaigue, J-B Elissalde; Con - J-B Elissalde..

Munster: J Staunton; J Kelly, M Mullins, R Henderson, A Horgan; R O'Gara, P Stringer; M Horan, F Sheahan, J Hayes, D O'Callaghan, P O'Connell, J Williams, A Quinlan, A Foley.
Scorers: Pens - R O'Gara 2; DGs - R O'Gara 2.
Referee: C White (England)