Giteau inspires Toulon

Australian star Matt Giteau led French and European champions Toulon to a scrappy, bad-tempered 21-18 win over Oyonnax on Friday to take pole position in the Top 14.


The flyhalf played the decisive role in his team's two tries as Toulon avenged their shock 22-25 loss at Oyonnax last season.


Oyonnax picked up the consolation of a losing bonus point but they will count themselves unfortunate not to have claimed another famous win after leading 18-14 with 10 minutes left.


Oyonnax, based in a small town in the shadow of the Alps with a population of just 23,000, enjoyed the early initi…

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