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Published 11:44 11 Sept 2018 BST
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"Ohhh, Bastareaud's off!" declared former England centre Will Greenwood on commentary for Sky Sports.
Replays of the incident made it look worse and worse and it was no surprise to see the Toulon No.13 getting a straight red card. Samson himself, now back on his feet but groggy, was shown a yellow card for his earlier collision with the Toulon captain when he was offside.
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Had Bastareaud waited for the officials to check replays, Toulon could have had a two-man advantage, but he took the law into his own, sizeable hands.
His rush of blood ultimately did not cost Toulon. They made it 27-23 with a Louis Carbonel penalty and then snatched a win when Filipo Nakosi crossed for a 78th minute try that left it 28-27 to the hosts.
The victory was much-needed for Toulon, but they are now likely to do without their captain for the foreseeable future.Football

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