Toulon destroy Bayonne

Former England flanker Steffon Armitage scored two tries for Toulon while Jonny Wilkinson kicked 24 points.

Toulouse had to scrape to a win in Paris while second-placed Clermont kept the gap to them at six points with a 17-10 away win at Bordeaux-Begles.

Biarritz lost 29-23 at Castres to leave them in relegation trouble while Lyon climbed off the bottom with a 19-11 win at home to Agen, sending Bayonne to the foot of the table below Biarritz.

In the day's other game, Brive beat struggling Perpignan 17-9.