Steffon Armitage scored a hat-trick as French rugby heavyweights Toulon turned on the power and style in becoming the first side to reach the European Champions Cup quarter-finals following Saturday's 60-22 win over Ulster.
The reigning champions earnt a bonus point after running in eight tries through Nicolas Sanchez, Bryan Habana, Mathieu Bastareaud, Martin Castrogiovanni, Armitage's treble and Mamuka Gorgodze.
Leigh Halfpenny kicked 20 points for the hosts while Ulster curiously managed an attacking bonus point with four tries of their own from Paddy Jackson, Mike McComish, Jared Payne and Lewis Stevenson.
Meanwhile, Leinster kept the Irish knockout hopes alive as they secured a bonus point from seven tries in their 50-8 win over sorry Castres.
The try-fest in Toulon -- 12 in total -- gave the hosts a five-point lead over Leicester, who got a bonus point in a 40-23 thrashing of Scarlets on Friday night, at the top of Pool 3.
As Toulon took five competition points compared to Leicester's four in the two games between the sides, the French champions cannot now be overtaken by the Tigers.
Leicester will need to win away to Ulster in their final group match next weekend, and probably with a bonus point too, if they are to join Toulon in the last eight.
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