Loose kick from Giteau is picked up by Mermoz in a good position

Perfect conditions for running rugby here at the Stade Felix Mayol

Exeter showing a real sign of attacking intent early on

Giteau kicks us off

Welcome to Ultimate Rugby’s coverage of today’s Heineken Cup match between Toulon and Exeter. This is the reverse fixture of last weekends clash at Sandy Park where Toulon won by 14 points to 9. In what was a very tight clash, although they lost, Exeter would have been the happier of both sides with their performance, which was full of bravery, but in the end the power of Toulon just got them over the line. Both sides have made several changes to their team as a number of players were injured (Steenson, Habana, Botha and Burden), in last week physical encounter. Toulon will look to regain top spot in the group with a win here today while with two loses already Exeter will need a win to stay in the competition so this should be an interesting affair.