Top 14 Final 2014: Toulon vs. Castres Report on Day Jonny Wilkinson Retires

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Published: May 31, 2014

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Toulon gave Jonny Wilkinson the perfect retirement present by getting their revenge on Castres for last year's Top 14 final loss, beating their rivals, 18-10, on Saturday in Paris to claim the French title.

Toulon dominated possession early and took the lead through a Wilkinson penalty after eight minutes. This fan has the Vine:



The lead wouldn't last long, however, as Castres turned their very first chance into a try through Maxwell Evans, after Rory Kockott seemed to have knocked the ball forward.

Toulon kept pushing forward and held the ball for the majority of the first half, but the champions' line held firm. Wilkinson closed the gap to just a single point with his second penalty of the match, after a great scrum from his teammates.

Kockott would answer with a penalty of his own just before the half-hour mark, but Wilkinson's close didn't fail either three minutes later, and Rugby Unplugged thought the English veteran looked very composed kicking in his last match:



Wilkinson then produced one of his signature drop-kicks with five minutes left to play before half-time, slotting home with his "weaker" right foot. The Financial Mail's Jon Cardinelli wasn't really surprised as Toulon took a 14-12 lead:



Down 12-10, Kockott would have one more chance to restore Castres' one-point lead with a penalty, but he lost his footing on the Stade de France's pitch, sending his kick wide. As shared by BT Sport Rugby, Wilkinson was making the most of his final match for Toulon:



As tight as the score was, Toulon seemed to be in control of the match for most of the first half, and Castres must have felt great about only being down by two points, taking advantage of a single gap in Toulon's defence to score the only try.

The second half brought much of the same early, Toulon controlling the scrum and pushing forward without trying to do...
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