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Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L F A TF TA TB LB Pts 1 (1) Wasps 4 3 0 1 124 47 11 4 1 1 14 2 (2) RC Toulon 4 3 0 1 62 66 5 5 0 0 12

Sam Jones believes Wasps will travel to Toulon in confident mood.

 

PREVIEW: Jones - Wasps confidence high

Sam Jones believes Wasps have got their season back on track at just the right time as they prepare to travel to face European Rugby Champions Cup holders Toulon for a key Pool 5 clash this weekend.

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Dai Young's men made a hugely impressive start to the campaign, convincingly beating Leinster in Dublin and Toulon at the Ricoh Arena.
They have since shared a win apiece in a December double-header with Aviva Premiership rivals Bath to sit top of the standings with just two rounds of fixtures to go.

However, they stumbled over the festive period with a sequence of just one win in five games, and that looked set to continue when they trailed to Worcester last weekend.

But a late three-try rally secured a confidence boosting win before the trip to Stade Felix Mayol, which will go a long way to deciding the pool winner.

"The win over Worcester has helped no end," said flanker Jones. Pressure has been building with results and we were quite desperate at times, but we kept going and it is pleasing to get the win going back into Europe.

"We have been making things hard for ourselves in recent games, but we want to be the ones causing problems for the other side and we showed signs against Worcester that we are returning to doing that.

"Momentum is key and the next two games are huge in the context of our season. We want to make the Ricoh a fortress and this result helps us and to have a good performance was also a boost."

Wasps may be top of the table but Jones' fellow back-rower Guy Thompson believes the visitors will start as firm underdogs in France, despite that impressive win over Toulon at home.

"Not many people are talking about us going to the home of the European champions and coming home with a win," he said. "But we are always confident in our ability and this team has so much talent and we are finding out how we play as a group. We can be at our best when we are underdogs and we are definitely not favourites this weekend."

Match Facts

• Wasps have won only four of 12 pool stage fixtures against French teams away from home, though they'll be looking for consecutive such victories after a 32-17 triumph against Castres in 2014.
• Against sides from all nations Wasps have won their last four away games in the pool stages of the Champions Cup, their best run since winning six on the spin between 1996 and 1999.
• Wasps scored four tries when they hosted Toulon earlier in this campaign, despite making fewer carries (93) and beating fewer defenders (15) than in any other game this season.
• Matt Mullan is yet to miss a tackle in the Champions Cup this season (43/43), no player has made more tackles without missing at least one so far.

Form Guide

10/1/16 Toulon 12 - 9 Bath 12,772 19/12/15 Leinster 16 - 20 Toulon 44,925 13/12/15 Toulon 24 - 9 Leinster 12,590

Form Guide

19/12/15 Bath 10 - 36 Wasps 12,961 13/12/15 Wasps 23 - 25 Bath 11,319 22/11/15 Wasps 32 - 6 Toulon 20,050

Previous Meetings

Date	Home	Score	Away	Att
22/11/15	Wasps	32 - 6	RC Toulon	20,050
5/4/15	RC Toulon	32 - 18	Wasps	15,228