Harlequins hopes in balance after poor first half

Investec Champions Cup Pool 4

Toulon 33 (26)

Tries: Lucchesi, Serin, Abadie, Wainiqolo, Drean Cons: Serin (4)

Harlequins 21 (0)

Tries: Porter, Walker, David Cons: Smith (3)

Harlequins' hopes of making the Champions Cup knockout signifier took a important stroke arsenic Toulon powered to triumph astatine Stade Mayol.

The Premiership broadside were incapable to retrieve aft conceding 4 tries successful a archetypal fractional wherever the visitors had much possession but were outmuscled by a carnal Toulon side.

Quins trailed 26-0 astatine the interruption aft the hosts punished them ruthlessly with 2 tries successful 2 minutes erstwhile James Chisholm was sent to the sin-bin.

Tries from Will Porter and Jack Walker closed the spread to 12 points but Gael Drean's dynamic decorativeness clinched a deserved triumph which moved the three-time champions to the apical of Pool 4.

Nick David scored with the past determination of the lucifer but the Quins finished the lucifer without a bonus point.

In the last circular of excavation games adjacent play Quins big Glasgow Warriors, who person already qualified for the past 16, connected Saturday and Toulon question to look Sale connected Sunday.

In a choky pool, Racing 92 and Stormers could besides pinch 1 of 4 qualifying places connected connection for the past 16.

Toulon: Domon; Drean, Frisch, Sinzelle, Wainiqolo; Garbisi, Serin; Priso, Lucchesi, Sinckler, Halagahu, Ribbans (capt), Ludlam, Abadie, Isa.

Replacements: Ivaldi, Brennan, Setiano, Alainu'uese, Rebbadj, Coulon, White, Biggar.

Harlequins: Green; David, Beard, Northmore, Murley; Smith, Porter; Baxter, Walker, Lamositele, Launchbury, Hammond, Chisholm, Kenningham, Dombrandt (capt).

Replacements: Riley, Jones, Kerrod, Cunningham-South, W Evans, Care, J Evans, Waghorn.

Referee: Andrew Brace (Ire)