Cardiff Blues 14-22 Toulon

Toulon took control of Pool 6 as they left Cardiff Blues' Heineken Cup hopes hanging by a thread. After throwing away a 15-point lead to lose their Heineken Cup opener at Sale last week, Blues needed a win at home to stay in contention. The Welsh side struck early when Leigh Halfpenny went over and the full-back also kicked three penalties. But Jonny Wilkinson's boot kept Toulon in contention before Steffon Armitage's close-range try broke Welsh hearts. Toulon - who had seen off ench rivals Montpellier in their opener - started fiercely at the Arms Park, with centre Mathieu Bastareaud in particular scattering Blues defenders in his wake. But the French big-spenders were hit with a sucker-punch as Blues launched a skilful counter from a scrum in their own 22.