Toulon overpower meek Glasgow to win Challenge Cup

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Glasgow Warriors: (0) 19
Tries: Steyn (2), Cancelliere Cons: Horne (2)
Toulon: (21) 43
Tries: Serin (2), Parisse, Wainiqolo, Nayacalevu, West; Pens: Paillaugue; Cons: Serin (3), Paillaugue (2)

Toulon overpowered meek Glasgow Warriors to claim the European Challenge Cup and give the retiring Sergio Parisse the perfect send off.

The 39-year-old Italian legend scored between two Baptise Serin tries as the French side cruised to a 21-0 lead at the break.

Glasgow never looked like becoming the first Scottish side to win a European trophy, despite Kyle Steyn's riposte, as Fijian fliers Jiuta Wainiqolo and Waisea Nayacalevu stretched Toulon's lead.

Sebastian Cancelliere and Steyn salvaged some pride for Glasgow, but Toulon fittingly had the last laugh as Ihaia West crossed with two minutes remaining to clinch the club's first Challenge Cup.

More to follow.

Line-ups

Glasgow Warriors: Smith, Cancelliere, Jones, Tuipulotu, Steyn, Miotti, Horne; Bhatti, Brown, Z Fagerson, Du Preez, Cummings, M Fagerson, Vailanu, Dempsey.

Replacements: Matthews, McBeth, Berghan, Gray, Bean, Darge, Price, McDowall.

Toulon: Kolbe, Wainiqolo, Vuidravuwalu, Paia'aua, Villiere, Biggar, Serin; Priso, Baubigny, Gigashvili, Tanguy, Alainu'uese, Du Preez, Ollivon, Parisse.

Replacements: Tolofua, Gros, Brookes, Isa, Bastareaud, Paillaugue, West, Sinzelle.

Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU)

TMO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

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