Kinghorn shines as Toulouse complete double with rout of Bordeaux

Try scorer Blair Kinghorn celebrated a double-winning start to his first season in France as Toulouse thrashed Bordeaux Begles 59-3 in the Top 14 final.

The Scotland star recorded the sixth of nine tries, and two conversions as the European Champions Cup winners ran riot in the second half at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille.

Thomas Ramos and Antoine Dupont both claimed a brace, along with further tries from Peato Mauvaka, Julien Marchand, David Ainuu and Ange Capuozzo.

Two further conversions from Ramos, along with two penalties from his boot, completed the rout with Maxime Lucu’s 10th minute penalty the only glimmer of resistance from Bordeaux.

Kinghorn, signed from Edinburgh in December, put the finishing touches to an excellent break through the Bordeaux lines with ten minutes remaining to put himself on the scoresheet for the second week running.

He then turned home the conversion from his try, before wrapping the scoring up with a final effort to complete the rout..

It marked a showstopping end to Kinghorn’s first season in France, winning 14 out of 14 matches played for the champions.