European Champions Cup
Oyonnax make history against Toulouse
ESPN Staff
January 16, 2016
Oyonnax's fullback Quentin Etienne clears the ball
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Oyonnax secured their first ever win in the Champions Cup thanks to a four-try triumph over Toulouse. The hosts' four tries came through Silvere Tian, Uwa Tawalo, Fabien Cibray and Eamonn Sheridan with Nicky Robinson knocking over seven points and Regis Lespinas kicking five. Toulouse scored twice through No.8 Gillian Galan, with both converted by scrum-half David Mele, but it was nowhere near enough at Stade Charles-Mathon. The hosts got off to the perfect start. Toulouse struggled to gather the opening kick-off and Oyonnax pounced on the loose ball and sent wing Tian over at the corner with just 26 seconds gone on the clock. Robinson converted and it was not long before his influence was felt on the match again with his neat grubber teeing up Tawalo to dot the ball down. Robinson soon added a penalty and it looked ominous for Toulouse at 17-0 down, but they finally got on the scoreboard just before half-time. Galan was the man to profit from a rolling maul, with Mele converting, and Oyonnax then lost second-row Geoffrey Fabri to the bin for a high tackle. When Galan went over for his second try early in the second half it looked like Toulouse would complete a remarkable comeback. But Cibray then struck for Oyonnax as he picked off a loose pass and the hosts soon pulled away thanks to a Lespinas penalty and a try from Sheridan. © ESPN Sports Media Ltd
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