Mauvaka Double Inspires Toulouse to Fourth-Straight Top 14 in Storm-Impacted Final
Peato Mauvaka scored two tries and Antoine Dupont added another as Toulouse held off a rain-hit Montpellier comeback.
- On Saturday, June 27, 2026, Toulouse clinched their fourth consecutive Top 14 title, defeating Montpellier 28-20 at the Stade de France in a match briefly halted by violent thunderstorms.
- France front-rower Peato Mauvaka scored two tries, including a 33rd-minute effort, before scrumhalf Antoine Dupont added a third in the 37th minute to establish early dominance.
- A violent thunderstorm halted play for 12 minutes just before the hour mark, with Montpellier captain Lenni Nouchi leading a spirited second-half response in torrential rain.
- "Experience helps in those moments," Dupont told France Televisions, while Nouchi acknowledged the loss, saying, "It's hard, it's going to be hard to accept, but it's reality."
- The victory extends Toulouse's dominance to 12 consecutive final wins and equals historical four-season championship streaks achieved by the 1994-1997 Toulouse squad and 1904-1907 Bordeaux-Begles.
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