Toulouse crushes Catalans 60-18 in French derby | Jul 04, 2026

Toulouse Olympique delivered a sparkling performance during the inaugural French-Magic WKND at the Stade Pierre-Fabre, winning 60-18 against the Catalans Dragons and scoring ten tries in total.

The Toulouse team quickly took the lead: Luke Polselli opened the scoring in the 6th minute. Despite a brief comeback from the Catalans who led 12-8 halfway through the first period, Toulouse continued with a spectacular sequence of four tries in 11 minutes to go into the break with a twenty-point lead.

For Toulouse, Luke Polselli, Mathieu Jussaume, Brendan Hands and Olly Ashall-Bott all scored twice. Thomas Lacans and Paul Ulberg also found their way to the goal, while two late tries from Shorrocks (71st and 75th) further increased the score. On the Catalan side, Kruise Leeming, Matthieu Laguerre and Toby Sexton scored the three tries which saved the honor; Sexton also converted his own try three minutes after the restart, reviving a short hope of a comeback.

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The highlights of the second half saw Olly Ashall-Bott score a try in the 53rd minute, Paul Ulberg extend the lead four minutes later, then Ashall-Bott score his second in the 63rd. These achievements sealed the Toulouse victory and put an end to the Catalan ambitions for this meeting.

This victory constitutes Toulouse's biggest success this season and their fifth victory in the Super League. It allows the club to give itself some breathing room in the standings, finding itself six points ahead of Huddersfield Giants at the bottom of the table. For the Catalans, this heavy defeat in Castres leaves them in eighth place, still six points behind the qualifying zone for the play-offs.

In summary, a perfect evening for Toulouse during the French derby, and a strong announcement of their offensive ambitions in the Super League.