Toulon

American

[too-lawn] / tuˈlɔ̃ /

noun

a seaport in SE France: naval base.

Toulon British

/ tulɔ̃ /

noun

a fortified port and naval base in SE France, on the Mediterranean: naval arsenal developed by Henry IV and Richelieu, later fortified by Vauban. Pop: 160 639 (1999)

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Later in the same group, Toulon head to Gloucester with both sides still in with a shout of reaching the last 16.

From Barron's

With the top two teams playing each other, Toulon's late win over Munster on Sunday kept their home knockout dream very much alive.

From BBC

One victory for every side in Pool 2 after the opening two rounds left little room for error for the Prem side, who bounced back from their away defeat by Toulon in round two.

From BBC

Toulon drop one place to fourth and have now lost five of six away games this season.

From Barron's

"Conceding 28 points like that bothers me," complained Toulon's head coach Pierre Mignoni.

From Barron's

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