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Ultimate Rugby May 5

Fillols kcik sails wide but Stade are straight back on the attack, lovely pass out the back of the hand from Vuidravuwalu set Ione racing down the line. He tries a chip which goes into touch

Ultimate Rugby May 5

Toulon again pinged for not releasing, Juan Smith the culpriit, in a kickable position. Fillol will kick for points.

Ultimate Rugby May 5

Bosman takes the ball off the top of the line out and makes good yardage, but the attack end when an attempted drop goal is blocked

Ultimate Rugby May 5

Great work from the Stade pack turns the ball over, with Castrogiovanni guilty of not releasing

Ultimate Rugby May 5

Toulon attacking early here, inside the Stade 22 keeping the ball tight for now.

Ultimate Rugby May 5

Michalak gets us underway at a sunny Stade Felix Mayol

Ultimate Rugby May 5

Hello and welcome to UR's live coverage of the pivotal top 14 clash between Toulon and Stade Francais. While Stades early hopes of making the playoffs now hanging by a thread, this match takes on huge signifigance for the visitors. A win today is a must, as they sit just one position outside of the play off positions, solely on points difference. Table toppers Toulon are assured a playoff place, but will also be desperate for a win which would leave them as top seeds as the business end of the season begins. Kick off 5 mins away