Toulouse vs Clermont Auvergne Top 14 previes: Lineups and recent form

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Home teamToulouse
Away teamClermont Auvergne
VenueStadium de Toulouse
CompetitionTop 14
Kick off time8:05 pm
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Toulouse vs Clermont Auvergne Top 14 preview as the top side in the table meet with the side just outside the playoff place.

Toulouse sit 11 points clear of Montpellier in second, who have already played in this round. Pau, who were in second, suffered a defeat. 

Clermont sits in seventh, two points behind Bordeaux and Racing. Racing won, while Bordeaux suffered a defeat, and this would make it possible for Clermont to move into the top six. 

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Toulouse vs Clermont Auvergne confirmed lineups and team news

ToulouseClermont Auvergne
Forwards
Ainu’u1Alhaladze
Marchand 2Massa
Mallez3Tutisani
Brennan4Kremer
Meafou5Ceyte
Willis6Tixeront
Cros7Hemery
Roumat8Sowakula
Backs
Graou9Jauneau
R Ntamack10Plummer
Lebel11Raka
Gourgues12Darricarrere
Costes13Loaloa
Thomas14Delguy
Ramos15Hamdaoui
Replacements
Mauvaka16Fourcade
Bertrand17Lotrian
Flament18Michaux
Elias19Muarua
T Ntamack20Dessaigne
Dupont21Zamora
Pouzelgues22Simone
Merkler23Ez Zahouany

Recent Form:

Toulouse (Home team): 

ResultDateCompetitionOpponentScore
Won18th April 2026Top 14Castres42-25
Loss12th April 2026Champions CupBordeaux Begles30-15
Won4th April 2026Champions CupBristol Bears59-26
Won28th March 2026Top 14Montpellier45-29
Loss22nd March 2026Top 14Bordeaux Begles44-20

Toulouse have won each of their last 10 games, except for two away defeats to Bordeaux. In the last round, they struggled to an away win against Castres. At halftime, they were 19-14 behind. Toulouse scored four second-half tries to come back and only took the lead with 20 minutes to go. 

Clermont (Away team): 

ResultDateCompetitionOpponentScore
Won18th April 2026Top 14Lyon41-23
Loss29th March 2026Top 14Stade Francais64-20
Loss21st March 2026Top 14Montpellier17-20
Won28th February 2026Top 14Bayonne38-15
Won14th February 2026Top 14Toulon14-34

Clermont have won one of their last three Top 14 matches, which has seen them drop out of the top six. In the last round, they picked up a 41-23 win over Lyon. Lyon took a 16-8 lead just after halftime, but Clermont turned on the scoring and scored five in the second half. 

Toulouse vs Clermont Auvergne head-to-head record (last five matches):

DateCompetitionWinnerScore
7th September 2025 Top 14Toulouse24-34
16th February 2025Top 14Toulouse18-35
12th October 2024Top 14Toulouse48-14
25th February 2024Top 14Toulouse33-37
25th November 2023Top 14Toulouse31-10

Toulouse has won the last 11 meetings between these teams, with Clermont last winning against Toulouse in 2020. Toulouse have scored 30 or more points in the last seven meetings between them.

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Jonny is a former rugby player in Ireland's club system and is an Ulster and Ireland fan. He has spent a number of years writing about football and this was what brought him to the Dave Sport Group. As an expert in Irish Rugby, his expertise also stretches to Super Rugby having lived in New Zealand previously.

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