Tovey – the record points scorer for the region – started the game at Kingspan Stadium after his permit move this week from Cross Keys.
The 29-year-old, who also had spells with Edinburgh Rugby and Cardiff Blues, slotted a 16thminute penalty to move ahead of Argentine ace Felipe Contepomi in the scoring charts.
Tovey is now just 57 points behind Ireland legend Ronan O’Gara in the top ten – the only other players currently active in the Guinness PRO14 in the top ten are Ian Keatley and Johnny Sexton.
Top 10 career points in Guinness PRO14:
Dan Biggar – 1,585 points
Dan Parks – 1,582 points
Ian Keatley – 1,426 points
Ronan O’Gara - 940 points
Jason Tovey – 883 points
Felipe Contepomi – 877 points
Duncan Weir – 854 points
Chris Paterson – 810 points
Johnny Sexton – 791 points
David Humphreys – 786 points
