With just over half the Top 14 regular season already played, fans have voted for their team of the season so far, with four England internationals making the cut.
Stade Toulousain kept their title defence rolling with a crushing -- victory over the Exeter Chiefs at Sandy Park. Spearheaded by Antoine Dupont, the Top 14 side overpowered their hosts in the physical exchanges and ran riot in open play.
France's uncapped duo of Joshua Brennan and Regis Montagne have dropped out of their 42-man squad as they prepare to face Japan on Saturday at the Stade de France.
Joshua Brennan has earned his first call-up to the French national team ahead of the November tests—a natural progression for this “kid” from Stade Toulousain.
Joshua Brennan has earned his first call-up to the French national team ahead of the November tests—a natural progression for this “kid” from Stade Toulousain.
Player ratings: In a game that was a Test match in every way but in name, Leinster and Toulouse delivered a contest befitting the two most successful sides in Investec Champions Cup history in the final at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, as the French side won their sixth title 25-15 in extra time.
With the confirmation on Friday of the respective match day 23s, all is now in readiness for Saturday’s heavyweight Investec Champions Cup final in London.
Investec Champions Cup finalists Toulouse have named the same starting team they fielded in their semi-final win over Harlequins in early May, but they have tweaked their bench for this Saturday's final with the inclusion of Joshua Brennan in place of Mathis Castro-Ferreira.
Investec Champions Cup finalists Toulouse have named the same starting team they fielded in their semi-final win over Harlequins in early May, but they have tweaked their bench for this Saturday's final with the inclusion of Joshua Brennan in place of Mathis Castro-Ferreira.
Exeter Chiefs director of rugby Rob Baxter has named an unchanged team to take on Toulouse on Sunday from the one that he believes put in their performance of the season against Bath last week.