Toulon's outgoing head coach Richard Cockerill is not mourning over Leigh Halfpenny's departure to New Zealand to join the British and Irish Lions as the Top 14 club lost the 2016-17 finals to Clermont by 22-16 at Stade de France on Sunday.
The road to Edinburgh resumes for eight teams this weekend as the European Champions Cup returns from a 10–week hiatus for four scintillating quarter-final matchups.
Mourad Boudjellal, the current president for Toulon, claims that cocaine is quite popular in French rugby, among the controversy that is surrounding his squad’s full-back, James O'Connor.
Chris Ashton scored a try while Owen Farrell added a penalty and a conversion to ensure a 10-3 win for Saracens in a closely contested European Champions Cup encounter at Allianz Park on Saturday.
Saracens rugby director Mark McCall has urged his team to bring out their best game when they take on Toulon in Pool 3 European Champions Cup clash at Allianz Park on Saturday.
Toulon scored two tries in the last five minutes as they secured a 27-12 bonus point win over Sale Sharks at Stade Felix Mayol on Sunday to boost their chance of making to the quarter-final of the European Champions Cup.