TOULOUSE had lost nine injured internationals before last Sunday’s match against Exeter. They lost a tenth, Rodrigue Neti, to a red card after 15 minutes and an eleventh, Teddy Thomas, to a yellow.
They lost two more either side of half-time as first Santiago Chocobares, then his replacement Tomas Menoncello joined the walking wounded. Exeter took full advantage against depleted opponents, scoring three tries in nine minutes to lead 33-24. And still Toulouse found a way through the chaos to win, Efrain Elias, a mighty Puma in the making, responding with a tour de force at 22 to...