Overview
- Toulouse beat Montpellier 28-20 in the Top 14 final on Saturday to secure a fourth consecutive French championship and retain the Bouclier de Brennus.
- Toulouse built a commanding first-half lead as hooker Peato Mauvaka scored twice and scrum-half Antoine Dupont added a try to send the champions into the break 25-6 ahead.
- Play was stopped for roughly 10–12 minutes by a violent thunderstorm around the hour mark, after which Montpellier rallied with tries from Justo Piccardo and replacement Léo Coly but could not complete the comeback.
- The result reinforces Toulouse’s player form ahead of international duty, with Dupont and several team-mates reported added to France’s squad for the upcoming Nations Championship.
- The victory equals the long-standing record of four straight Top 14 titles, underlines Toulouse’s recent hegemony, and ends Montpellier’s surge that included an 11-game run and a Challenge Cup triumph.