Summary

  • Sale thrash Pool 4 winners Toulon 33-7 to secure last-16 tie against holders Toulouse

  • Toulouse demolish Leicester Tigers 80-12 to finish second in Pool 1

  • Castres shock Saracens 32-24 to clinch second spot in Pool 3

  • Damian Penaud scores record six tries as Pool 1 winners Bordeaux thrash Sharks 66-12

  • Bordeaux's big win means Ulster finish above Sharks on points difference and qualify for knockout stage

Live Reporting

Alastair Telfer

  1. Sale 0-0 Toulon

    The Sale driving maul keeps on rolling towards the Toulon line before it is dragged down metres short.

    Raffi Quirke decides to have a snipe from the breakdown but he is wrapped up and Toulon win the decision.

  2. Sale 0-0 Toulon

    Wallop.

    Dan Biggar is a seasoned operator at this level but he is met with a thumping double tackle by Bevan Rodd and Dan du Preez.

    The home fans enjoyed that one as the former Wales 10 was driven back.

  3. Sale 0-0 Toulon

    An early penalty for Sale is kicked for touch by George Ford but it just misses its mark as Dan Biggar is able to keep it in play.

    Sharks are after tries.

  4. Kick-off

    Sale 0-0 Toulon

    George Ford gets us up and running in Greater Manchester...

  5. Line-ups

    Sale v Toulon (17:30 GMT)

    Sale Sharks: Carpenter; Roebuck, R du Preez, Ma'asi-White, O'Flaherty; Ford, Quirke; Rodd, Cowan-Dickie, Opoku-Fordjour, JL du Preez, Andrews, T Curry, B Curry (capt), D du Preez.

    Replacements: Caine, McIntyre, John, Bamber, Van Rhyn, Thomas, Bedlow, Reed.

    Toulon: R Rebbadj; Wainiqolo, Frisch, Sinzelle, Villiere; Biggar, White; Gros, Lucchesi, Setiano, Halagahu (capt), S Rebbadj, Ludlam, Coulon, Tolofua.

    Replacements: Ivaldi, Priso, Mchedlidze, Ribbans, Youyoutte, Abadie, Serin, Garbisi.

  6. Team news - brothers in arms

    Sale v Toulon (17:30 GMT)

    Sale Sharks have picked the Curry twins and the three Du Preez brothers in the same side for the first time.

    Centre Rekeiti Ma'asi-White makes his first start of the season, while England selections Raffi Quirke, Asher Opoku-Fordjour and George Ford all return to the starting XV.

    Prop Opoku-Fordjour joins hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie and Bevan Rodd in an all-England front three, while Jean-Luc du Preez moves from flanker into the second row to accommodate Ben Curry's return alongside twin Tom and number eight Dan du Preez in the back row.

    Ford's recall at fly-half means Rob du Preez will be at outside centre for his 150th club appearance.

    We'll have the full line-ups next...

  7. The last hurrah

    Sale v Toulon (17:30 GMT)

    Here we go then, onto the final pool game of this season's Champions Cup.

    It's bottom side Sale Sharks against top-of-the-table Toulon in Pool 4.

    The equation for Sharks is simple. Win with a bonus point and seal qualification for the last 16.

  8. French dominance in Pool 1

    FT: Toulouse 80-12 Toulouse

    Toulouse have won every game but, remarkably, finish second in Pool 1.

    Bordeaux-Begles clinch top spot after four wins with four bonus-points, with Toulouse a point behind.

    Leicester finish third and Ulster, who won just one of their three games, sneak through to the knockout stages.

    Pool 1

  9. Full-time - Saracens 24-32 Castres

    A famous victory from Castres who have beaten Saracens at the StoneX to take second place in Pool 3.

    Castres changed their entire XV from last week's win over the Bulls but still had too much flair and power for the three-time champions.

    Saracens finish fourth and miss out on a home tie.

  10. Full-time - Toulouse 80-12 Leicester

    Toulouse were ruthless. It's Leicester's heaviest defeat in the Champions Cup.

    The hosts will return to the Stade Ernest Wallon in the last 16.

    Tigers will be on the road again.

  11. try

    Converted Try - Toulouse 80-12 Leicester

    Matthis Lebel (con Thomas Ramos)

    Turns out there is still time for try number 12.

    Pierre-Louis Barassi prods the ball through and replacement winger Matthis Lebel wins the race to the ball.

    He takes another touch to guide it beyond the whitewash before diving on top to add further gloss to the scoreline.

    Thomas Ramos makes the conversion close to the touchline and takes Toulouse into the 80s.

  12. try

    Converted Try - Toulouse 73-12 Leicester

    Antoine Dupont (con Thomas Ramos)

    Try number 11 is dotted down.

    Thibaud Flament turns from scorer to provider as he frees his long arms in the tackle to free Leo Banos, who sends Antoine Dupont under the posts.

    There are lots of tired Leicester bodies out there now.

    Thomas Ramos adds the conversion.

  13. try

    Try - Toulouse 66-12 Leicester

    Thibaud Flament

    Toulouse can just turn it on whenever they like.

    More direct running, more offloading. Thibaud Flament is the beneficiary of another flowing team move.

    The lock doubles his tally for the afternoon, but Thomas Ramos misses the conversion attempt.

  14. Toulouse 61-12 Leicester

    Into the final 10 minutes. Toulouse have taken their foot off the gas a bit after steam rolling the Tigers in a first half blitz.

    Leicester, to their credit, have been much improved after the break.

  15. try

    Converted Try - Toulouse 61-12 Leicester

    Thomas Ramos (con Ramos)

    As they did after Leicester's first try, Toulouse hit back straight away.

    Neat hands are followed by a Pierre-Louis Barassi break before the centre offloads to keep the ball alive.

    Peato Mauvaka takes it on and he too is able to release the pass in the tackle as Thomas Ramos cruises through under the posts.

    The full-back converts his own try from straight in front.

  16. try

    Try - Toulouse 54-12 Leicester

    Will Hurd

    Leicester have their second try.

    The blue shirts bang on the Toulouse door before Will Hurd powers over from close range.

    Jamie Shillcock makes a hash of his relatively simple conversion as it comes back off the post.

  17. converted try

    Converted try - Saracens 24-29 Castres

    Adrien Seguret (con Louis le Brun)

    Saracens trail with 15 minutes to go. The home side have no answer to the powerful running of the visitors and captain Adrien Seguret goes over for his second try.

    Can Sarries fight back from here?

    Adrien SeguretGetty Images

  18. Toulouse 54-7 Leicester

    Olly Cracknell has had a quiet game in attack but he makes a clever break and feeds replacement scrum-half Tom Whiteley, who is dragged down just short of the line.

    A flailing arm dislodges the ball from the breakdown but Toulouse cannot escape and Leicester will have the scrum on the five-metre line.

  19. No try - Leicester Tigers (Solomone Kata)

    Toulouse 54-7 Leicester

    Leicester think they are over and it would have been nothing short of what they deserved, but referee Ben Whitehouse decides to overturn his decision.

    Solomone Kata bumps off opposite number Pierre-Louis Barassi and has enough momentum to score but Izaia Perese is penalised for his dummy line, which blocks Romain Ntamack.

  20. Toulouse 54-7 Leicester

    The game has probably been over as a contest from the 20th minute but Leicester continue to battle on as they search for a second try.