Summary

  • Guirado crosses after 85 seconds & Isa adds Toulon's second

  • Van der Valt gets Edinburgh on board, then Graham darts over

  • Kinghorn crosses & Johnstone scores stunning breakaway try

  • Savea crosses with eight minutes to play for Toulon

  • Edinburgh have three wins out of four and top Pool 5

  • Toulon are bottom of Pool 5 with one victory

Live Reporting

Andy Burke

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  2. The line-ups

    Toulon v Edinburgh (17:30)

    Edinburgh recall seven Scotland internationals among 11 changes to their side.

    Blair Kinghorn, James Johnstone, Chris Dean, Jaco van der Walt and Henry Pyrgos come into the backline.

    Up front, Pierre Schoeman, Stuart McInally, WP Nel, Ben Toolis, Grant Gilchrist and Hamish Watson return.

    France internationals Guilhem Guirado, Anthony Belleau, Mathieu Bastareaud and Francois Trinh-Duc start for the hosts.

    TEAMS

    Toulon: (15) Mathieu Smaili, (14) JP Pietersen, (13) Mathieu Bastareaud (c), (12) Francois Trinh-Duc, (11) Julian Savea, (10) Anthony Belleau, (9) Rhys Webb; (1) Jean Baptiste Gros, (2) Guilhem Guirado, (3) Emerick Setiano, (4) Juandré Kruger, (5) Romain Taofifenua, (6) Stephane Onambele Mbarga, (7) Facundo Isa, (8) Raphael Lakafia.

    Replacements: (16) Anthony Etrillard, (17) Xavier Chiocci, (18) Marcel Van Der Merwe, (19) Jean Monribot, (20) Louis Carbonel, (21) Antoine Zeghdar, (22) Yoann Cottin, (23) Mamuka Gorgodze.

    Edinburgh: (15) Blair Kinghorn, (14) Darcy Graham, (13) James Johnstone, (12) Chris Dean, (11) Duhan Van Der Merwe, (10) Jaco van der Walt, (9) Henry Pyrgos; (1) Pierre Schoeman, (2) Stuart McInally (c), (3) WP Nel, (4) Ben Toolis, (5) Grant Gilchrist, (6) Jamie Ritchie, (7) Hamish Watson, (8) Viliame Mata.

    Replacements: (16) David Cherry, (17) Allan Dell, (18) Simon Berghan, (19) Fraser McKenzie, (20) Luke Crosbie, (21) Nathan Fowles, (22) Simon Hickey, (23) Juan Pablo Socino.

    Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

    Stuart McInallySNS

    Edinburgh thrashed Toulon 40-14 when the sides met at Murrayfield in October

  3. 'We want to make history'

    Toulon v Edinburgh (17:30)

    Beating Toulon in the Champions Cup at the Stade Mayol "would probably be our biggest achievement to date", according to Edinburgh head coach Richard Cockerill.

    "I'm not worried about going there, I am excited," Cockerill said.

    "These are the games you want to be involved in, when you are talking about competing against the very best. We are starting to get a team that can do that.

    "We would like to make history and be the first Scottish team to win at the Mayol, but we want to qualify out of the pool."

    Read more.

    Edinburgh rugby coach Richard Cockerill

    Cockerill coached at Toulon before joining Edinburgh.

  4. Last eight in Edinburgh's sights

    Toulon v Edinburgh (17:30)

    When Edinburgh were drawn in Pool 5 of the Heineken Champions Cup, head coach Richard Cockerill spoke of having a crack at the "galacticos" of European rugby. Entering round five of the pool stage, however, it was the Scottish side leading the way.

    They are on a terrific run of form, winning their last five matches in all competitions. They face a Toulon side with a great history in this competition, a fantastic home record but with no hope of progression from the pool. Just how seriously will they take this match? And can Edinburgh take advantage of any drop in intensity to register a famous, and crucial, win?

    Bill MataSNS

    Bill Mata has been one of Edinburgh's top performers this season