Topic: Toulon

Wilkinson signs new Toulon contract

Jonny Wilkinson has signed a one year extension to his contract at Toulon, the new deal tying the former England fly-half to the French Top 14 club until 2013.The news comes at the end of a week in which the 32-year-old 2003 ...

Wilkinson helps Toulon climb to third

Jonny Wilkinson helped Toulon climb to third in the French Top 14 with the former England international contributing four penalties in his club's 34-12 win over Agen on Tuesday.Twenty four hours after he announced he was quitting the international scene Wilkinson starred ...
Bernard Laporte enjoyed a winning start to his new career as Toulon boss on Saturday, but watched it in a television studio.Former French coach Laporte has taken over at big-spending Toulon from Philippe Saint-Andre, who will succeed Marc Lievremont as national team ...

Toulon give Saint-Andre a wining send-off

Toulon gave coach Philippe Saint-Andre a winning send-off on Friday with a 27-16 victory over Bordeaux-Begles in the French Top 14.Saint-Andre, who will succeed Marc Lievremont as coach of the French national team after the World Cup, saw Julien Dumora kick seven ...
Former Australian international Ryan Cross is set to make his Top 14 debut when he steps out for Perpignan against Racing-Metro on Saturday.The 31-year-old centre is with the Catalan club on a three-month contract as a World Cup joker to cover for ...

Saint-Andre "proud" to be next French rugby coach

Philippe Saint-Andre said it was a dream and an honour for him to be named the next coach of the French national rugby team at a press conference here on Tuesday."I am very proud to have been chosen," said the 44-year-old Toulon ...

Toulon sign rugby star Mason

Controversial Australian rugby league star Willie Mason switched codes on Sunday and signed a one year contract with bigspending French Top 14 club Toulon their president Mourad Boudjellal announced.The 31-year-old - who can play at centre or in the backrow - had ...

Montpellier make history to deny Toulon

Montpellier reached the end of season play-offs for the first time in their history on Saturday and at the same time delivered a hammerblow to big spenders Toulon with an impressive 27-3 win in the final round of Top 14 matches.Tries by ...

Wilkinson promises no grudge against Henson

England great Jonny Wilkinson has insisted Gavin Henson will be welcomed back into the Toulon squad following the row that saw the Welshman suspended.Henson returned to training on Monday following an alleged drunken altercation with his team-mates that threatened the Wales centre's ...

Toulouse face halfback crisis for Toulon clash

European champions Toulouse will have to field the untried halfback partnership of Argentinian scrum-half Nicolas Vergallo and young fly-half Jean-Marc Doussain for Saturday's Top 14 clash with Toulon because of a spate of injuries.Vergallo himself is only returning after a five-week absence ...
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