Toulouse v Connacht Champions Cup Preview

Pool 2
Wasps (17 points) will be favourites to win at Zebre and secure their place in the knockout stage, but the clash of Toulouse (14 points) and Connacht (18 points) at Stade Ernest Wallon on Sunday promises to be a Round 6 classic. A victory for Connacht and it's straightforward, the Irish province will be in the quarter-finals for the first time, but a win for Toulouse, and the calculators will be out in force. Keep in mind that if it comes to a match points head-to-head between the two clubs, Connacht have four points from their Round 1 success and Toulouse have one point.

Toulouse v Connacht Rugby
Sunday, 22 January
Kick-off: 16:15
Stade Ernest Wallon

Referee: Wayne Barnes (Eng)
Assistant Ref: JP Doyle (Eng)
Assistant Ref: Peter Allan (Eng)
TMO: David Grashoff (Eng)
Citing Commissioner: John Montgomery (Sco)

Match facts

After previous defeats to Ulster and to Connacht, Toulouse are looking to avoid a third consecutive home loss against Irish opposition.

Connacht won in Toulouse in Round 3 in 2013 having scored just three points in total on their two previous Champions Cup games in France.

Connacht top the charts for carries, metres, clean breaks and defenders beaten this season.

Connacht are the only team in the competition to average more than 20 minutes of possession per game so far (20m 13s).

Toulouse have averaged 24.8 offloads per game in this campaign, no other side has averaged 20.

Team comparison (European Cup record)

	Toulouse	Connacht Rugby
Played	155	23
Wins	104	11
Draws	5	0
Losses	46	12
Total Points For	4164	443
Total Points Against	2885	514
Total Tries For	448	42
Total Tries Against	254	57