Overview
- Toulouse scored eight tries, with Ange Capuozzo crossing three times and hooker Julien Marchand adding a brace.
- The hosts raced to 28-0 after 24 minutes and led 28-5 at halftime at Stade Ernest-Wallon.
- Antoine Dupont came on early in the second half as Toulouse continued to dictate territory and tempo.
- The Sharks replied through Nick Hatton, Ross Braude and Le Roux Malan after a short-lived second-half surge.
- Selection disruption and a youthful lineup were exposed by repeated lineout losses and scrum pressure that replacements could not resolve.