Former Wallaby Drew Mitchell was among the tryscorers for Toulon as the French rugby heavyweights regained their lead in the Top 14 with a 30-6 win over Lyon.

Winger Mitchell scored in the second half for Toulon, who shrugged off a host of injury absentees to overcome a poor start which had seen them trail 6-3 at halftime.

New Zealand flanker Chris Masoe grabbed two tries for the European champions with his second five-pointer coming in the last minute.

Masoe’s second try secured a bonus point and Toulon now lead Clermont by two points in the title race.

Returning Wallaby James O’Connor came off the bench late in the match for Toulon.

In other matches, Racing Metro celebrated their signing of All Blacks star Dan Carter with a three-try 27-8 home win over La Rochelle while Montpellier defeated Toulouse 23-20.

Clermont moved back into second place courtesy of a 19-10 win over Castres which left the 2013 champions rooted to the foot of the table.

Former All Blacks winger Zac Guildford scored Clermont’s only try off an intercept in the second half.