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The flanker quickly rose to his feet and tapped the ball for a penalty before setting in motion what ended with Freeman's opening try.

Toulouse – who have played in four of the last five Top 14 finals and lead this season's standings – have Scotland's versatile star Kinghorn and flanker Willis among their squad.

This time it was an offload from flanker Charlotte Escudero that engineered the space for Marine Menager to take Bourgeois' pass in her stride and go over in the corner.

Two years earlier, he had been a blind-side flanker or number eight, carrying hard for Bristol's academy team.

"It's a huge game. A win is a long time overdue but it's about getting that balance where you don't put too much pressure on yourself," said flanker Dafydd Jenkins.