Travel site Lonely Planet named Toulouse the best city to visit in 2025, but I found the French city felt like an underwhelming college town.

Toulouse scored 12 tries as they hammered Leicester Tigers 80-12 to secure themselves a home tie in the last 16 of the Champions Cup. Both sides had already qualified for the knockout stages ahead of Sunday’s clash at Stade Ernest-Wallon but the holders were in emphatic form as they clinched second spot in Pool 1.

Nice suffered more injuries and suspensions to first-team starters ... as the pair have hardly any experience of playing alongside one another. We are happy to oppose Toulouse this weekend as their chances of beating Strasbourg appear overrated.

EasyJet has confirmed plans to close its base at Toulouse-Blagnac airport in south west France. The airline will see half of its summer flights from Toulouse scrapped, but denies this is linked to the closure.

Captain Ben Curry admits Sale Sharks face a mountainous task when they take on holders Toulouse in the last 16 of the Investec Champions Cup.

Paris Saint-Germain received a favourable draw in the Coupe de France Round of 16. Luis Enrique’s side will face third-tier side Le Mans. With the likes of AS Monaco, Olympique de Marseille,

French Ligue 1 results on Friday: Lens v Paris Saint-Germain (1600), Rennes v Brest (1800), Lyon v Toulouse (2005)

French Ligue 1 leading scorers after the weekend's matches: 6: Aboukhlal (Toulouse), Davitashvili (Saint-Etienne), Emegha (Strasbourg), Luis Henrique (Marseille), Laborde (Nice), Lee (PSG), Santos (Strasbourg)

Top international referee Luke Pearce has singled out two of rugby's modern-day greats, Antoine Dupont and Siya Kolisi, for special praise.