Toulouse qualified for the semi-finals of the Top 14 by winning Saturday at home in the play-off against La Rochelle (33-28) and will meet its Castres neighbor next Friday in Nice for a place in the final.
Holders of the title, the Toulousains won with authority their seventh consecutive victory against the Maritimes in this duel between the last two winners of the European Cup.
Fifteen days after their continental title, Stade La Rochelle seemed too blunt and the talent of Antoine Dupont allowed the Rouge et Noir to quickly take control to break away at the break (21-7).
Well established in the lead, Toulouse managed the second half, leaving only La Rochelle to save appearances at the very end of the game.
The Toulousains will find Castres in the last four, first at the end of the regular phase of the Top 14, with the ambition of qualifying for their thirtieth final of the French championship (21 titles).
The two teams had each imposed themselves on their lawn this season, with in particular a scathing 41-0 for Toulouse at Ernest-Wallon.