Seven-try Toulouse thump Stade Francais
Toulouse heaped more misery on Stade Francais and New Zealander coach Greg Cooper with a thumping 53-17 victory in the French Top 14 on Saturday.
Parisians Stade came close to folding last season as they searched desperately for a buyer, while only a player strike prevented a proposed merger with cross-town rivals Racing 92.
Despite being saved by German billionaire Hans-Peter Wild, it has been a difficult start to the new season as Cooper's team slumped to a third defeat in four.
Toulouse secured the bonus point in a seven-try mauling that gave them a second win of the season.
Tries from South African wing Cheslin Kolbe, centre Jarrod Poi and full-back Thomas Ramos, who also kicked 12 points, had Toulouse in control at the break with a 27-9 lead, as France international fly-half Jules Plisson replied for Stade with three penalties.
It was no less than Toulouse deserved for a dominant first half performance against error-strewn opponents.
Shorn of talismanic captain Sergio Parisse, Stade were short of ideas, flaky in defence and guilty of numerous knock-ons.
But they came out with more purpose after the break, and Julien Arias was inches away from scoring a try as Kolbe forced him into touch just before he could dot down in the corner.
Moments later he was denied again by a knock-on a yard from the line as Stade pushed for a way back into the match.
The pressure paid off as replacement scrum-half Terry Bouhraoua wriggled over from close range to put Stade back in contention at 27-17.
But the comeback was short-lived as Toulouse scrum-half Antoine Dupont scored an almost identical try.
And when Sekou Macalou was sin-binned, with 15 minutes left, Stade crumbled.
Gael Fickou went over, Ramos added his second to finish with a personal haul of 26 points and Maxime Medard ran in the seventh two minutes from time.
Following two defeats from three, champions Clermont will look to climb the table later on Saturday as they host Brive, the only team yet to win a game.
But the clash of the weekend sees leaders Montpellier, the only team with a 100 percent record, host three-time European champions Toulon on Sunday.