Marseille have scored a victory for football after beating rugby outfit Toulon 36-35 in a bizarre half-football half-rugby match at the Stade Mayol.

The mad fixture was cooked up by a local charity with the aim of deciding which sport was best out of football and rugby union - while raising a few pounds for a good cause in the process.

Two of France’s heavyweight teams signed up it, with Marseille taking on the honour of representing football, while Toulon accepted the challenge of defending rugby.

Eric Cantona refereed clash, which saw both teams play a first half of football, followed by a second period of rugby to decide the tie.