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Toulon beats Pau 41-20 for third straight win
Toulon beat Pau 41-20 in a Top 14 match at Stade Mayol on Saturday.
The home side’s fullback Melvyn Jaminet scored three first-half tries, the first hat-trick of his career.
Toulon built a 24-6 lead by half-time and added two more tries after the break.
Pau, who were second in the league, scored twice in the second half but could not close the gap.
Toulon’s defence and sharp finishing helped it control the match, even after two players received yellow cards.
The win was Toulon’s third in a row across competitions, following victories over Racing 92 and Edinburgh.
Toulon earned five league points, while Pau suffered its second league defeat of the season.
Toulon beat Pau 41-20 in the Top 14 on Saturday, October 24, securing a third consecutive win.
Melvyn Jaminet scored three first-half tries as Toulon built a 24-6 half-time lead.
Toulon scored six tries to Pau’s two and earned a bonus point.
Pau, second in the league standings, struggled to break through Toulon’s defence for much of the match.
Pau’s Fabien Brau-Boirie left with a left knee injury, according to Rugbyrama.
- Who
- Toulon and Pau, two teams in France’s Top 14 rugby league.
- What
- Toulon won 41-20, scoring six tries to Pau’s two.
- When
- Saturday, October 24, 2026.
- Where
- Stade Mayol in Toulon.
- Why
- Toulon’s clinical attack and strong defence helped secure the win. The sources do not state a specific cause beyond the teams’ performance.
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Toulon beat Pau 41-20 at Stade Mayol.
Melvyn Jaminet scored three tries as Toulon went into the break leading 24-6.
Oliver Cowie scored Toulon’s fifth try.
Beka Gigashvili scored Toulon’s sixth try.
Siate Tokolahi and Santiago Grondona scored Pau’s two tries.
Melvyn Jaminet kicked the final points for Toulon.
- Final score
- Toulon 41-20 Pau
- Venue
- Stade Mayol, Toulon
- Jaminet
- Three first-half tries
- Tries
- Toulon six, Pau two
- Toulon run
- Third consecutive win
- Pau standing
- Second in the Top 14 before the match
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Top 14 (J7) : Toulon l'emporte largement sur Pau : Sports - Orange
Supérieur en tout point, Toulon surclasse la Section paloise avec un triplé de Jaminet
Toulon 41 - 20 Pau, Top 14 2026-2027 : Toulon s'offre Pau avec le bonus offensif en prime ! Les hommes de Franck Azéma valident la nouvelle dynamique enclenchée avec un succès de prestige. Les Béarnais, beaucoup trop imprécis, ont été pris sur les fon
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Dominant dans tous les secteurs du jeu et se montrant en pleine confiance, Toulon a largement dominé une Section paloise (41-20) difficile à manœuvrer depuis le début de la saison. Le résumé est à lire sur Rugbyrama !