Toulouse (7) 26
Tries: Jauzion, Poitrenaud, Medard, Fritz Cons: Michalak 3
Dragons (0) 7
Try: S Jones Con: Connor
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Pool five leaders Toulouse claimed a bonus-point win as Marc Stcherbina's injury disrupted the brave Dragons.
The mercurial Frederic Michalak set up Yannick Jauzion for the opening try, but the fly-half missed four simple penalties to keep the Dragons in it.
A long disruption for Stcherbina's neck injury broke Dragons' concentration.
Toulouse immediately struck with tries from Clement Poitrenaud, Maxime Medard and Florian Fritz, Steve Jones getting a late consolation for the visitors.
Three-time Heineken Cup champions Toulouse - who had won their last 10 games - promised a spectacular show at the Stade Ernest Wallon and looked to live up to it in the opening exchanges.
They encamped in the Dragons half and tested the visitors' defence with threatened genius, Michalak the chief orchestrator.
The fly-half created the first score with a moment of inspiration, a delightful chip over the Dragons defence after a scrum 10m from the visitors' line.
Centre Jauzion read the kick and pounced to claim the first try.
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606: DEBATE
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The Toulouse crowd became increasingly frustrated as Cedric Heymans booted a kickable penalty dead when going for the corner, but with half-time looming Richard Fussell was yellow-carded for a high tackle on Medard.
The Toulouse winger recovered to make a scintillating midfield break in the final move of the half, Gareth Wyatt saving the Dragons by beating Poitrenaud to the touchdown after a chip through.
Michalak blew another simple penalty at the start of the second period, but the Dragons' concentration was broken when Marc Stcherbina went down with a worrying-looking neck injury after falling awkwardly in a tackle.
The influential centre was stretchered off after a long injury delay, and immediately afterwards Toulouse drove down to the Dragons' line.
A Michalak kick was again the Welsh side's undoing, the fly-half slotting through a grubber kick from 10m out that Poitrenaud pounced on for the second try.
The home side continued to batter at the Toulouse line, and when they spread the ball wide a delightful take-and-give from Poitrenaud sneaked Medard in at the corner.
The bonus-point score soon followed amidst the relentless Toulouse onslaught, Michalak finding Fritz on a switch run for the replacement to cross underneath the posts.
The Dragons battled to the end and were rewarded in the final move of the match.
Rhodri Gomer-Davies bounced through the defence with a powerful run, replacement hooker Jones supporting for the try that was converted by Shaun Connor.
Toulouse: C Poitrenaud, Medard, Kunavore, Jauzion, Heymans, Michalak, Kelleher, Human, Servat, Perugini, Pelous, Millo-Chulski, Bouihlou, Dusatoir, Lamboley.
Replacements: Fritz for Kunavore (41), Du Toit for Kelleher (69), Poux for Human (50), Vernet Basualdo for Servat (66), Lecouls for Perugini (50), Nyanga for Bouihlou (62), Sowerby for Lamboley (50).
Dragons: Dolman, Wyatt, Davies, Stcherbina,Fussell, Arlidge, W. Evans, Black, Willis, R. Thomas,MacDonald, Charteris, Bearman, Charvis, L. Evans.
Replacements: Smith for Stcherbina (50), Connor for Arlidge (56), R. Lewis for W. Evans (71), Robinson for Black (73), S. Jones for Willis (71), Lydiatt for Charvis (71), Ringer for L. Evans (52).
Sin Bin: Fussell (40).
Att: 18,695
Referee: Dave Pearson (England).
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