Instant Highlights - Stade Toulousain v Ulster Rugby Round 1 | Investec Champions Cup 2024/25

Peter Allen and Hamish Smalls are the ARs. Ian Tempest is the television match official. So the champions underway then. They begin their title defense against Irish opposition. Dupont always finds space and time and gets his hands free and brings in the support runners and look at this from the champions inside 90 seconds into the Ulster 22. Numbers inside the line Toulouse drive for the line Troy will stand surely what a start yeah how many times have we seen Dupont do that just paddle go backwards any other scrum half looks vulnerable that's when he looks his most dangerous Ulster come up they eventually get out of shape and then Toulouse are just completely clinical on the edge Werner Cockles did really well showed a bit of pace managed to Dupont always likes to snipe instead it's his halfback partner second try inside eight minutes all hands to the pump he's very close you know almost got there can they drive over Ulster feel they've got it down we may be going up to the TMO in Tempest to check yeah last angle mate I'm coming back to you last angle now so here we go okay Adam so I have nothing clear to overturn your on-field decision ball is loose Capuzzo can't take your eye off him for a second particularly in heavy traffic like that his footwork is mesmeric at times only come again with me and he will get there only reintegrating himself after the opening four or five rounds after time off because of his Olympic duties now then Aramos Lebel can anyone stop him back inside can anyone stop Toulouse and Capuzzo this time the answer is no ball is loose and the ball is out and it's there for Toulouse and Ulster fall asleep momentarily and look at Dupont in that strength that he somehow has and the vision and the execution of the pass back inside and all the way to the line is that held up Werner Koch is there it's not because Dupont is there again can't quite get there dope now is there any space they decide to go why that's a lovely pass from Morgan and Ulster get their try orchestrating calling the shots calling in those big ball carriers and they're very close again here can the referee adjudicate as to whether they've got that down or not time off lads i'd say he's regretting not going on field try now this gets complicated the ball is clearly on the ground so you need to overturn your on-field decision on the ground and on the ever impatient French rugby crowd not happy that Ulster are taking their time much more pleased now that they've turned the ball over at lineout time and off and running again Parasi Lebel they're queuing up here length of the pitch stuff pinning back the ears opening up the shoulders having turned it over at lineout time early doors it's very scrappy and very loose not how you want it to be against this Toulouse side and you can't fall off tackles and allowing players just to waltz straight through the look at this oh my goodness exceptional Antoine Dupont forced belligerently back on the right side of the Toulouse try line for now short again surely they'll get there they must and it looks as though they have and it was ripped clear after the Ulster player had got in i think it's Ian Henderson with a try on that short side they go with real momentum Piotr Antomak leading the charge and here come his pals driving towards that Ulster line oh penalty try is the decision so they do get a ninth right on 80 minutes referee has seen enough over there it's going to be a card as well reaching for the pocket seem to be deliberate collapse there is the final whistle the full complement of seven points the final act of a tough afternoon for this Ulster side but the champions up and running in defense of their title