Cheslin Kolbe stars as Toulon thump Franco Smith's Glasgow Warriors to win Challenge Cup

Italy veteran Sergio Parisse scored while Springbok star Cheslin Kolbe dazzled as Toulon beat Glasgow Warriors 43-19 on Friday to win their first Challenge Cup title.

Parisse, 39, was one of six try-scorers along with a Baptiste Serin double as the French side, best-known for their three Champions Cup wins over the past decade, brushed aside the Scottish outfit.

"We attacked well, we didn't give in. We dominated the match from the first minute," Parisse told France 3 television.

"When you're almost 40 years old, it's always tough.

"We will celebrate this well tonight in Dublin," he added before a lap of on honour with an Italy flag around his waist.

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Glasgow, who are coached by South African Franco Smith, finished their campaign with a defeat after also losing in the United Rugby Championship playoffs to Munster earlier in the month.

"We're really disappointed," Smith told reporters.

"It's natural when you get to the end of a season and it doesn't go your way." he added.

There was a healthy French contingent among the 31 000 crowd inside the stadium with La Rochelle playing Leinster in the top-tier Champions Cup on Saturday.

Smith picked Scotland pair Sione Tuipulotu and Huw Jones in midfield, eyeing Scotland's first continental title.

Toulon head coach Pierre Mignoni selected a back-three of Kolbe, Fiji's Jiuta Wainiqolo and France's Gabin Villiere, promising an open affair.

Toulon, making a fifth appearance in a Challenge Cup final, suffered an early blow as flyhalf Dan Biggar was replaced due to a head injury.

The French club responded well to Biggar's early departure by crossing less than 30