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TOP 14Toulon

Sergio Parisse to feature in next season's Top 14 at the age of 39

(Photo by Romaon Perrocheau/AFP via Getty Images)

Veteran No8 Sergio Parisse is set to feature in the Top 14 at the age of 39 after agreeing to a one-year contract extension with Toulon. The 38-year-old celebrates his next birthday in September and he will do so with his boots still very much on as a new deal will see him spend a fourth season with his current club.

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The 142-cap Italian international started his career with two seasons at Benetton before switching to the French league in 2005 and going on to play 14 seasons at Stade Francais. His latest campaign with Toulon ended with an 80-minute appearance in their recent Challenge Cup final loss to Lyon, his 16th cup and league match in the 2021/22 season.

A club statement read: “The Rugby Club Toulonnais is pleased to announce the extension of the contract of back row Sergio Parisse for an additional year. Sergio Parisse, who arrived from Stade Francais-Paris in 2019 where he has spent almost all of his club career, has established himself as a part of the Toulon locker room.

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“Exemplary in terms of his lifestyle and endowed with a wealth of experience, the ex-captain of the Italy squad is a key element of the Rouge et Noir where he is one of the leaders. An emblematic face of Italian and world rugby, he has been capped 142 times and participated in the Rugby World Cup five times.

“A double Italian champion (Treviso), double French champion (Stade Francais) and a winner of the European Challenge, the career of the Italian player is exemplary.

“At almost 39 years old, Sergio dreams of contributing to winning a title for the Toulonnais and continuing to share his experience with the youngest. His professionalism now allows him to continue his adventure until 2023.”

Toulon boss Franck Azema added: “We are happy with Sergio’s re-engagement. He is an important player for the group, who has great experience which he likes to pass on. In addition to his status as a player and preparing for his coaching diploma, Sergio will work with the club’s young people, in particular the U18s, in order to strengthen their skills.”

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gary 899 days ago

These guys should be able to play on at this age as long as they look after themselves

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JW 5 minutes ago
'Welsh regional rugby has failed conclusively and there is no way back'

Couldn't he affect more change in another role? Dunno if he has that ability but he performed it at the Chiefs for year or so.


Gone with the amateur era aye. A shame, but inevitable when rugby is now so global. It is one of the things that is keeping the game in NZ alive, there is simply now where else to pack up bags and go that has a bigger population/metrics.


You have to pack up the whole home and life if you are these Welsh names playing in NZ.

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dw 11 minutes ago
'Welsh regional rugby has failed conclusively and there is no way back'

No Australian nationalism would mean you stop slagging Aussie players and coaches you don't personally like like Laurie Fisher, Jake Gordon etc. And Aussie nationalism would prevent you from insulting our players by saying they are too soft to put in for a coach that you don't like. They are clearly giving it their all and fell short against a good Scottish side.

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JW 13 minutes ago
'Welsh regional rugby has failed conclusively and there is no way back'

I hade a quick look a the demographics of Welsh rugby setup and the east/west angle didn't really seem to gel though?


How the four provinces slice their way up north looked pretty unwieldy on a map, it played out like that in the grass roots structure as well?

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JW 15 minutes ago
'Welsh regional rugby has failed conclusively and there is no way back'

Why don't you like the traditional names? Standard not good enough or selection policy/'club' style not true enough?


I'd love to SR to become a bit part and enable aus to have true state sides that play in it. Brumbies would be the All-Brumbie(Aussie, Kangaroo?) 3rd team made of everyone outside the two states. 50k crowds at a dozen games would be epic.

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JW 21 minutes ago
'Welsh regional rugby has failed conclusively and there is no way back'

England has one of the best defences in the world and they went very well against them. Will be interesting to see v Ireland who also have a good defence but perhaps not as threatening. Irelands attack is still well off even Englands to put the points on Aussie, hopefully they try though and its not a dour contest.

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JW 24 minutes ago
'Welsh regional rugby has failed conclusively and there is no way back'

They executed that first scrum so well, how do they go on to mess the next two up? Was it just a lack of experience hooking? Who does that for Wales?


Watching those next two scrums I thought to myself "why is the scrumhalf so lethargic at putting the ball in and picking it up?" but when I reviewed the first scrum he also just seemed to 'give' the ball to be hooked. You would have thought you'd learn from that first one, even on the fly at test level in the context around the lack of experienced game time.


That first scrum was very well done to be fair, can't be the easiest to repeat but I wonder if it was a head space issue after going back so quickly? Should have kept the priority on fast ball and not holding the shove.


Can't wait to read a few good ideas on where the game can go in Wales. From the surface they are in a much better position than the Australian sides as surely they could simple move two into the English Championship?

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OJohn 38 minutes ago
'Welsh regional rugby has failed conclusively and there is no way back'

John Connolly's win ratio was 57% I think and Deans' record was 61% ? So not that much difference and Robbie Deans had generational talent available like Elsom, Pocock, Cooper, Genia, O'Connor and Beale. The Wallabies were a complete shambles under Deans at the last Lions tour when he was sacked subsequently.


Rennie's win ratio was 38% and Schmidt after the weekend will be 46%. Cheika and McKenzie 50%. Remind me again how kiwis have improved us so much while we have sold our soul to kiwis.....

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OJohn 53 minutes ago
'Welsh regional rugby has failed conclusively and there is no way back'

Australian nationalism

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JW 1 hour ago
'It’s harsh saying it but I’m speaking facts and truths on El-Abd'

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That is Felix Jones's system dude, nothing to do with Joe.

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That's not funny Nickers. You think he should just be happy falling by the wayside? I don't think he has the desire to add bulk but I'd love to see that switch like Narawa has. Narawa should have been the 15 holding Jordans jersey this year (after Pero got injured) too.

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JW 1 hour ago
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None of this will necessarily make him a more prolific try-scorer, but it will mean that he can develop into a multi-skilled fullback and hold his place in the team for many more years..

I think this is really the next stage of his career, extending it by becoming more round. I also like Mark Tele'a on the right wing more, with his more recent recent record of 13 tries from 19 games and ability to get much better given his recency.

Robertson in assessing Jordan’s 2024 season, says: “He can finish on the wing.. "

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dw 2 hours ago
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You trash more Aussies than anyone else mate. The most unAustralian sports fan on the internet.

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