Toulon, outnumbered from the seventh minute of play, easily dominated (23-0) the Italians of Treviso in the semi-final of the Challenge Cup on Sunday at the Mayol stadium.
Undefeated this season in the Challenge Cup, the Varois will play their fifth final in this competition, the third in the last four seasons, on May 19 in Dublin against Glasgow.
For the first European semi-final of Italian rugby, the Trévisans failed to score a single point on the RCT field despite a successful run this season in the competition.
A match managed from start to finish
However, the transalpine club found themselves in numerical superiority from the start of the meeting after a red card inflicted on Charles Ollivon for a high tackle on Matteo Minozzi (7th). Toulon, who were already leading in the score thanks to a try from three-quarter center Duncan Paia’aua (5th), continued to dominate the first act to register a new try by the Georgian pillar Beka Gigashvili (18th).
In continuous rain but thanks to a crowd at the rendezvous, Pierre Mignoni’s men held on before the break against the onslaught of Benetton. The Var then managed their lead in the second act, without ever being worried despite a very present tension on the ground.
RC Toulon regains the taste of victory after its defeat at Castres last week, before refocusing on the Top 14 and a capital reception from La Rochelle at the Vélodrome de Marseille on Saturday for the 24th day of the championship (9:05 p.m.).
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