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Edinburgh Rugby vs RC Toulon · EPCR Challenge Cup

EPCR Challenge Cup · 2026-27Full time
Edinburgh Rugby
17–27
RC Toulon

Timeline

  1. 3'0–3
    PenaltyMelvyn Jaminet
    RC Toulon
  2. 27'0–6
    PenaltyMelvyn Jaminet
    RC Toulon
  3. PenaltyJames Grayson
    37'3–6
    Edinburgh Rugby
  4. Second half
  5. 42'3–11
    TryMelvyn Jaminet
    RC Toulon
  6. 43'3–13
    ConversionMelvyn Jaminet
    RC Toulon
  7. TryEwan Ashman
    44'8–13
    Edinburgh Rugby
  8. ConversionJames Grayson
    45'10–13
    Edinburgh Rugby
  9. 53'
    SubstitutionSamuel Jean-Christophe on for Jean-Baptiste Gros
    RC Toulon
  10. 53'
    SubstitutionTeddy Baubigny on for Gianmarco Lucchesi
    RC Toulon
  11. SubstitutionPaul Hill on for Ollie Blyth-Lafferty
    55'
    Edinburgh Rugby
  12. SubstitutionGrant Gilchrist on for Callum Hunter-Hill
    55'
    Edinburgh Rugby
  13. 57'10–18
    TrySetariki Tuicuvu
    RC Toulon
  14. 58'10–20
    ConversionMelvyn Jaminet
    RC Toulon
  15. 58'
    SubstitutionBaptiste Serin on for Ben White
    RC Toulon
  16. SubstitutionGeordie Gwynn on for Darcy Graham
    60'
    Edinburgh Rugby
  17. 60'
    SubstitutionJoe Quere Karaba on for Patrick Tuifua
    RC Toulon
  18. TryGeordie Gwynn
    61'15–20
    Edinburgh Rugby
  19. ConversionJames Grayson
    61'17–20
    Edinburgh Rugby
  20. 62'
    SubstitutionOwen Sorhaindo on for Beka Gigashvili
    RC Toulon
  21. Yellow cardPiers O'Conor
    65'
    Edinburgh Rugby
  22. 65'17–25
    TryMelvyn Jaminet
    RC Toulon
  23. 66'17–27
    ConversionMelvyn Jaminet
    RC Toulon
  24. SubstitutionConor McAlpine on for Hector Patterson
    66'
    Edinburgh Rugby
  25. SubstitutionRory McHaffie on for Malelili Satala
    66'
    Edinburgh Rugby
  26. SubstitutionEuan McVie on for Tom Currie
    66'
    Edinburgh Rugby
  27. 70'
    SubstitutionLewis Ludlam on for Zach Mercer
    RC Toulon
  28. 70'
    SubstitutionLuka Keletaona on for Mateo Garcia
    RC Toulon
  29. SubstitutionJamie Stewart on for Pierre Schoeman
    72'
    Edinburgh Rugby
  30. 73'
    SubstitutionLuciano Asevedo on for Swan Rebbadj
    RC Toulon
  31. SubstitutionJerry Blyth-Lafferty on for Ewan Ashman
    77'
    Edinburgh Rugby
  32. Full time

Team stats

Edinburgh RugbyRC Toulon
54%Possession46%
45%Territory55%
2Tries3
142Carries109
532Metres carried365
7Clean breaks9
26Defenders beaten22
10Offloads5
187Passes146
146Tackles183
22Missed tackles26
83%Tackle success84%
9Turnovers won9
10Penalties conceded10
7/9Scrums won3/4
13/17Lineouts won13/15
19Kicks from hand28

Match report

RC Toulon beat Edinburgh Rugby 27-17 away from home at Hive Stadium, Edinburgh in round 1 of the EPCR Challenge Cup on Friday, 16 October 2026.

In the current table, Edinburgh Rugby are 4th and RC Toulon 3rd.

Written automatically from the match data; updated as results come in.

Head to head

1
Edinburgh Rugby wins (50%)
0
Draws (0%)
1
RC Toulon wins (50%)

Last 2 meetings, since December 2025

Biggest Edinburgh Rugby win
33–20
7 Dec 2025
Biggest RC Toulon win
27–17
16 Oct 2026

Last 2 meetings

  • 16 Oct 2026Edinburgh Rugby17–27RC Toulon
  • 7 Dec 2025Edinburgh Rugby33–20RC Toulon

Lineups

Avg. age
26.1
Avg. age
27.9

Edinburgh Rugby

  1. 1Pierre Schoeman(32)
  2. 2Ewan Ashman(26)
  3. 3Ollie Blyth-Lafferty(20)
  4. 4Callum Hunter-Hill(29)
  5. 5Glen Young(31)
  6. 6Tom Currie(22)
  7. 7Freddy Douglas(21)
  8. 8Magnus Bradbury(31)
  9. 9Hector Patterson(21)
  10. 10James Grayson(28)
  11. 11Malelili Satala(21)
  12. 12Mosese Tuipulotu(25)
  13. 13Matthew Currie(25)
  14. 14Darcy Graham(29)
  15. 15Piers O'Conor(31)
Replacements
  1. 16Jerry Blyth-Lafferty(22)
  2. 17Jamie Stewart(20)
  3. 18Paul Hill(31)
  4. 19Grant Gilchrist(36)
  5. 20Euan McVie(21)
  6. 21Conor McAlpine(22)
  7. 22Geordie Gwynn(22)
  8. 23Rory McHaffie(19)

RC Toulon

  1. 1Jean-Baptiste Gros(27)
  2. 2Gianmarco Lucchesi(26)
  3. 3Beka Gigashvili(34)
  4. 4Swan Rebbadj(31)
  5. 5Corentin Mezou(21)
  6. 6Zach Mercer(29)
  7. 7Esteban Abadie(28)
  8. 8Patrick Tuifua(22)
  9. 9Ben White(28)
  10. 10Mateo Garcia(24)
  11. 11Apete Narogo(24)
  12. 12Jeremy Sinzelle(36)
  13. 13Antoine Frisch(30)
  14. 14Setariki Tuicuvu(31)
  15. 15Melvyn Jaminet(27)
Replacements
  1. 16Teddy Baubigny(28)
  2. 17Samuel Jean-Christophe(20)
  3. 18Owen Sorhaindo(21)
  4. 19Luciano Asevedo(22)
  5. 20Lewis Ludlam(30)
  6. 21Joe Quere Karaba(22)
  7. 22Baptiste Serin(32)
  8. 23Luka Keletaona(20)