The teams are back out on the field ahead of the second half.

Half-Time: Stade take a 10 point lead into the break after a thrilling open forty. Stay with us for live coverage of the second half coming up in just a few minutes!

Penalty Toulon! Leigh Halfpenny opens his account this evening with a kick from out on the right. He close the gap to 10 points just on the stroke of half time.

Sanchez with a superb drop goal puts the first points of the night on the board for Toulon. Sanchez recognized his side were not going anywhere and spotted an opportunity for the drop goal. Clever play from the outhalf.

The game has become very open and scrappy, but entertaining nonetheless.

Van der Merwe come on as a substitute for Zhvania. A tactical substitution

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Stade are firing on all cylinders. Toulon look stretched every time the hosts go on the attack with only 13 men on the pitch.

Plisson slots the resulting penalty from Bruni's yellow card.

Another yellow card for Toulon. This time Bruni is sin-binned for a professional foul and not allowing Stade to take a quick tap and go. Cynical play.