Toulon captain Jonny Wilkinson wary of Exeter's steel It is magic for English rugby that there is an example like Exeter, with guys from one to 15 showing skills and playing in that manner, and it is something to learn from, and certainly as a team we will be learning from what they are doing, and growing from how hard it is to play against them. It is great for us, for European rugby, and it is great they are doing that down in Devon. It is a fabulous place, with fabulous support, and long may that continue. The two sides meet again at the Stade Mayol on Saturday, when Exeter realistically need a win to keep their hopes of topping Pool Two alive, and Wilkinson is expecting another very tough battle. "We know we have got to prepare very well to play Exeter next week because we have seen what they are capable of and they will be incredibly tough again," he said. If a few balls hadn't gone down for them, and if the rub of the green had gone slightly differently, we know we would have been in a very different situation right now, and I wouldn't like to be doing this again. Wilkinson had an uncharacteristic off-day with the boot, missing his conversion of Florian Fresia's fourth-minute try, before being off target with three out of four penalty shots at goal, though the wayward efforts were from close to halfway. He passed the kicking duties to Matt Giteau late in the second half, with the Australian adding another three-pointer, before Wilkinson banged over a drop goal five minutes from time to give Toulon some welcome breathing space. Opposite Wilkinson for much of the game was England Under-20 fly-half Henry Slade, who replaced Gareth Steenson midway through the first half after the Irishman suffered shoulder and neck injuries in a marginally late tackle by the giant France centre Mathieu Bastareaud. Steenson slotted two penalties before going off, while Slade knocked over a superb kick from the touchline in a fine personal performance, to give Exeter a 9-8 interval lead. The 20-year-old admitted that it had been a "dream come true" to be on the same pitch as Wilkinson. "It was awesome playing against him," he said. I have watched him for years and it was good to come up against my childhood hero. He had a tough day with the boot, but I am sure it was just a one-off for him.