THE Dragons were simply outclassed by the Heineken Cup champions in front of a disappointing crowd of 6,401 at Rodney Parade tonight.

The French giants scored three tries - all coming in the second half - through skipper Thierry Dusautoir, Maxime Medard and Louis Picamoles.

Paul Turner’s men battled valiantly but were no match for the star-studded visitors.

The ever dangerous Will Harries scored the only Dragons try after 70 minutes and outside-half Matthew Jones - a late replacement for the injured Ashley Smith - kicked 14 points.

Toulouse didn’t have it all their way in the first half and the score was just 18-12 at the interval.

But there was no stopping them in the second half.

The scrum continues to be a problem for the Dragons and they gave away a stream of free-kicks.

Dusautoir’s men will probably rue the fact they didn’t make it a bonus point win.

For the Dragons it is another disappointing defeat with much to ponder before next week’s home game against Aironi.