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Toulouse vs Montpellier Top 14 Final preview: Confirmed lineups

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Toulouse vs Montpellier Top 14 Final preview: Confirmed lineups
Toulouse
Montpellier
VenueStade de France
CompetitionTop 14 Final
Kick off time8 pm (UK and Ireland)
Watch Live in the UKPremier Sports

Toulouse vs Montpellier Top 14 final preview as the sides meet in the showcase game of the season at the Stade de France.

The teams were the top two sides in the regular season, with Toulouse winning the league by four points. Both sides lost eight of their 26 regular-season games. Toulouse won 18, although Montpellier was 17 and drew one.

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Toulouse vs Montpellier confirmed lineups

ToulouseMontpellier
Forwards
Neti1Erdocio
Mauvaka2Uelese
Merkler3Haouas
Brennan4Verhaeghe
Meafou5Duguid
Cros6Nouchi
Willis7Becognee
Roumat8Vunipola
Backs
Dupont9Price
Ntamack10Miotti
Lebel11Taofifenua
Chocobares12Cadot
Barassi13Vintcent
Thomas14Ngandebe
Kinghorn15Banks
Replacements
Ainu’u16Tolofua
Marchand17Forletta
Verge18Beard
Flament19Masibaka
Graou20Coly
Gourgues21Piccardo
Ramos22Darmon
Aldegheri23Hounkpatin

Recent Form:

Toulouse (Home team): 

ResultDateCompetitionOpponentScore
Won19th June 2026Top 14 semi-finalRacing 9271-17
Loss6th June 2026Top 14Racing 9231-20
Won30th May 2026Top 14Lyon 39-31
Loss17th May 2026Top 14La Rochelle38-10
Won9th May 2026Top 14Toulon27-51

Toulouse come into the final off the back of an incredible win over Racing 92 in the semi-final. The league leaders were 38-3 ahead at half time and strecthed that lead to 66-3 with 10 minutes to go. In the final 10 minutes when the match was done, Racing were able to score twice, while Capuozzo, also scored another.

Montpellier (Away team): 

ResultDateCompetitionOpponentScore
Won20th June 2026Top 14 semi finalStade Francais25-15
Won6th June 2026Top 14Lyon25-28
Won30th May 2026Top 14Pau26-18
Won22nd May 2026Challenge Cup FinalUlster59-26
Won16th May 2026Top 14Castres33-36

Montpellier have won their last 11 games which saw them push towards the top two and then the final. They beat Ulster heavily in the Challenge Cup final with a 59-26 victory. In the semi final they took on Stade Francais and were only behind for a 10 minute period in the game. Hugo Miotti kicked 11 of the 16 points that they had a 16-15 lead at the break. They managed to prevent the Stade Francais attack from scoring and Montpellier kicked three more penalties to win the game by 10.

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

DateCompetitionWinnerScore
28th March 2026Top 14Toulouse45-29
20th September 2025Top 14Montpellier44-14
25th January 2025Top 14Toulouse27-17
21st September 2024Top 14Toulouse11-20
18th May 2024Top 14Toulouse22-29

Toulouse have won nine of the last 10 meetings between these teams, with Montpellier’s only win coming at home this season. While the winning teams both scored 44 or more points in the last two matches and before that 40 points hadn’t been scored by a team in this fixture since 2018.

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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