Champions Cup : Le Stade Toulousain Miraculé Contre Exeter
- On Sunday, October 18, 2026, French Champions Toulouse defeated English side Exeter Chiefs 43-40 in a Champions Cup encounter. Prop Rodrigue Neti's 16th-minute red card for a high tackle on Ross Vintcent left the hosts playing with 14 men.
- Referee Hollie Davidson dismissed Neti for shoulder-to-head contact in the tackle, forcing Toulouse to navigate 65 minutes with numerical disadvantage. This early dismissal created open space that Exeter exploited repeatedly throughout the match.
- Exeter winger Zack Wimbush scored a hat-trick of tries, with Jack Yeandle, Stephen Varney, and Will Butt adding further scores. Despite Toulouse's numerical advantage, Exeter's attacking prowess kept the English side competitive throughout.
- With the clock in the red, Henry Slade attempted a 37m penalty kick to force a draw, but the ball drifted wide. Matias Remue's decisive try earlier in the second half had already reclaimed the lead for Toulouse.
- This classic Champions Cup encounter featured 13 tries and four cards, underscoring the high-stakes intensity of European rugby competition. While Toulouse secured the points, Exeter's monumental performance nearly produced an upset against the French champions.
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Too often undisciplined and reduced to 14 for more than an hour, the Toulousans still lost an important victory against the vice-champions of England (43-40), Sunday afternoon at home.
The Independent
The Independent (US)Toulouse survive red card to pip Exeter as English woes continue in Champions Cup
Toulouse overcame Rodrigue Neti’s sending off, while Leicester were well beaten by Pau with Prem clubs winless so far in the competition
RUGBY. The left pillar of the Stade Toulosain Rodrigue Neti received a red card from the quarter hour of the game against Exeter this Sunday in Champions Cup.
A few fulgurances, a physical problem and some automatisms still to be found: the Toulouse debuts of the 24-year-old three-quarters, elected the top player of the Six Nations Tournament in 2024, were not perfect. Certainly, Tommy's first appearance on Sunday against Bayonne was mixed, with a yellow card for a high placard and risky defensive climbs. But the promises he had displayed under the colours of the Italian selection and his former club …
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