A try just before half-time from centre Mafileo Kefu gave Toulon a 19-12 victory over Connacht at the Sportsground to set up their dream European Challenge Cup final in Marseille. The glitzy French Top 14 side, fresh from finishing second in the league to champions Perpignan, were made to fight every step of the way [...]

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Jonny Wilkinson wore the white No 10 shirt like a straitjacket at times during this season’s Six Nations as England searched in vain for a cohesive attacking game. All too often he looked tight and stifled, confined and restricted. Now, little more than a month on, he feels free. The 30-year-old World Cup-winning fly half, [...]

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A South African was discussing an Englishman but he could just as easily have been talking about an Irishman. If that doesn’t sound too Irish . . . One week before France and Ireland go head to head in the Heineken semi-finals, in the form of Toulouse v Leinster and Biarritz v Munster, the South [...]

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Toulon took advantage to leapfrog Clermont after they claimed a 31-13 bonus point win over Bayonne at Stade Felix-Mayol that put them provisionally top ahead of the clash of the top two and assured them of a plac ein the play-offs. The home side produced a strong first-half to lead 26-6 at the break. Jonny [...]

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You kicked 23 points for Toulon against Perpignan last Saturday to put your side at the summit of the Top 14 – things are obviously going well in France. To be honest, I struggle to talk about my achievements and would rather focus on the team’s efforts but it was rewarding to know the effort [...]

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The poll has closed, the votes have been counted and we are proud to announce that Jonny Wilkinson has been voted as England’s Greatest Rugby Hero. Born in Surrey in 1979, Wilkinson, one of the most famous players in international professional rugby, was catapulted to stardom when his drop goal during extra time won England [...]

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Toulon took a significant step towards a place in the semi-finals of the Top 14 play-offs after moving top of the table with a 33-23 win over defending champions Perpignan in Marseille on Saturday. It was Toulon’s eighth consecutive victory and it took the southern club top of the standings for the first time since [...]

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Stephen Jones says he always knew fellow Lion Jonny Wilkinson would prove to be a smash hit in France. Wales fly-half Jones, who played alongside Wilkinson on the 2005 Lions tour of New Zealand, went head-to-head with his England counterpart when the Scarlets travelled to Toulon at the weekend. Jones, who himself spent two years [...]

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Toulon’s took advantage to leapfrog Clermont after they claimed a 31-13 bonus point win over Bayonne at Stade Felix-Mayol that put them provisionally top ahead of the clash of the top two and assured them of a plac ein the play-offs. The home side produced a strong first-half to lead 26-6 at the break. Jonny [...]

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