less then five minutes in winger Josua Tuisova runs a nice inside line and offers himself as a support runner, he scores under the sticks and get Toulon on the scoresheet

Toulon finding gaps

Toulon attacking and crash into the opposition 22

Stade clear to touch and its a Toulon line out inside the Stade half

they win their own kick off but Ashton is tackled into touch

Toulon get the game underway

Both teams out on the pitch

Hello and welcome to Ultimate Rugby's live coverage of Stade Francais v Toulon. These two are heavyweights of French rugby and this fixture should be quite tight however Toulon go in as the favourites. Both teams have had a slow start to the season by their standards and will be looking to impress. Join us in 10 for live updates throughout.