The two-time defending champion consolidates his first place in the standings, with seven lengths ahead of the perilous trip Sunday night of his runner-up, Bordeaux-Bègles, to another contender for the shield of Brennus, Racing 92.
With this fifth defeat in six days, Brive carried out a bad operation in the race for maintenance since two of its direct competitors, the promoted Perpignan and Biarritz were imposed earlier in the day.
Without its blue heroes who won the All Blacks last week, left to rest with the exception of Thibaud Flament, who will wait until his position is a little more provided to have a vacation, Toulouse has yet shown an unusual failure in conquest .
Systematically thwarted by the Brivist line-up, the Red and Black have lost a total of eleven balls in touch, including seven during the first period alone.
Like a corner try refused to Lucas Tauzin after video arbitration, they also failed, often by clumsiness, to achieve their territorial domination.
Brive even gave them a lesson in realism by scoring in the first act on each of his forays or almost in the Toulouse camp, including an essay by the back Joris Jurand.
But the Corréziens were far too unruly and penalized to hold out in the light rain which appeared after the break.
Their opening half Enzo Hervé, sanctioned with a red card for dangerous play, left his teammates outnumbered for the end of the match and Toulouse took advantage of it.
Frustrated not to have played a single minute of play with the Blues during the fall tests, Thomas Ramos, aligned at the opening, chained the penalties (6 out of 7 success) to ensure the essential.
Without scoring a single try, a rarity for Ernest-Wallon.
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