And the final whistle blows here at the Stade Mayol, bringing this tightly-contested encounter to a close. For Toulon, it wasn't glamorous rugby by any means but they will certainly be relieved to leave with 4 points and thus grab the number one spot on the Top 14 table. Bitter disappointment for Bayonne as they failed to capitalise on the extra man for a period of the second half coupled with the fact that their spell of dominance throughout the first half only accounted for 2 attempts on goal. Some excellent performances on both sides, most notably from Stephen Brett, who controlled long periods of the game and was flawless from the tee. A valiant performance from the visitors but simply lacked the clinical edge that Toulon had. But that marks the end of Ultimate Rugby's coverage of this tightly-fought meeting - hope you enjoyed it!

With less than 4 minutes of play remaining, the action is very much camped around the halfway line. With scrum after scrum, neither team look like threatening the opponent's line.

Penalty for Toulon! Problems at the scrum for Bayonne force a penalty for Toulon. Wilkinson makes no mistake with the attempt at goal and restores the Toulon lead at 18 points to 12.

Penalty for Bayonne! Ali Williams, on his Toulon debut, is shown a yellow card by referee Alexandre Ruiz for stamping at the breakdown. Stephen Brett keeps up his 100% record by slotting the penalty right between the uprights. The gap is now 3 points. Toulon lead 15-12.

Try for Toulon! Just when Bayonne were looking to assert their one man advantage, winger David Smith spots a mismatch in defence to outpace prop Tialata down the wing and touches down for his sides second try of the afternoon. Wilkinson routinely adds the extras and extends the lead to 15-9.

Penalty for Bayonne! An excellent passage of play by the visitors! Relentless pressure coupled with spreading the ball wide sees Bayonne edge ever closer to the Toulon line in which Classens is forced to give away a penalty! Referee Ruiz is forced but to show the yellow card. Stephen Brett is successful with the place kick and puts his side in the lead by 9 points to 8.

And referee Alexandre Ruiz blows his whistle drawing this tightly-contested 40 minutes of play to a close. Sloppy play dominated the majority of the half but that is not to be taken away from the excellent defensive displays from both sides. Toulon may be somewhat disappointed to not be further in front but can certainly count themselves lucky that Bayonne failed to convert almost certain try-scoring chances. Although two points down, the momentum is still very much with the visitors. With periods of complete control, the underdogs Bayonne may be somewhat frustrated that they could not convert the relentless pressure into points. But with two points within the teams, the second half is still very much up for grabs so be sure to stay tuned!

Penalty for Toulon! Some excellent work on the ground from Steffon Armitage sees the home side steal the ball at the breakdown. An infringement from Senekal however gives the referee no choice but to award the penalty. From 52m out, Jonny Wilkinson does what he does best and slots the ball between the uprights - regaining Toulon's lead at 8-6.

Penalty for Bayonne! Toulon penalised yet again by referee Alexandre Ruiz for ill-discipline at the breakdown. From inside the 22, Stephen Brett makes no mistake in slotting the ball between the uprights and regains Bayonne's lead at 5-6.

Try for Toulon! Just when it looked like Bayonne were getting the upper hand, some excellent passages of play from the home side proved too much for a weakened Bayonne defence and winger Joshua Tuisova crashes over for the opening try of the game. Uncharacteristically, Wilkinson misses the conversion and the scores stay at 5-3.